[syslog-ng] inetd/tcp_wrappers and syslog-ng

Balazs Scheidler bazsi@balabit.hu
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 21:19:41 +0200


> Has anyone had any success integrating syslog-ng and inetd and/or
> tcp_wrappers?  
> 
> Running syslog-ng inside of inetd on a linux 2.0.36 box seems to generate
> unfavorable results.  Each time a remote system reports data to udp 514,
> the system loads a new instatiation of syslog-ng, until there are
> literally 50+ copies running parallel.
> 
> Any possibility for future support of these services?

Why do you want to run syslog-ng from inside inetd? syslog-ng is designed to
run standalone, just as the original native syslogd was.

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Bazsi