> perm(0600); > dir_perm(0755); someone correct me if i am wrong, but the perm options belong in your destination statement. here is an example from my conf destination d_faci { file("/var/log/syslog-ng/$YEAR/$MONTH/$DAY/$FACILITY" perm(0600)); }; Chris Scheller Network One Internet, inc. http://www.networkone.net/ System/Network Administration 1.888.GOT-NET1