[syslog-ng] What is syslog-ng control socket?

[Subodh Nijsure]

When I start syslog-ng  I always get following error in the log.

Jun 17 10:34:22 Node1 syslog-ng[836]: syslog-ng starting up; version='3.0.2'
Jun 17 10:34:22 Node1 syslog-ng[836]: Error opening control socket, bind() faile
d; socket='/home/subodh/install/syslog-ng/install//var/syslog-ng.ctl', error='N
o such file or directory (2)'

What is the control socket in syslog-ng?  Should I be worried about
this,what functionality do I loose 'cause syslog-ng is not able to
create control socket?

I am running version 3.0.2 on PowerPC 85xxx platform.

Below is the output of syslog-ng -v

syslog-ng 3.0.2
Revision: ssh+git://bazsi@git.balabit//var/scm/git/syslog-ng/syslog-ng-ose--mainline--3.0#master#e1c8e7f086f5c5b73727cfef6d351614d87574ed
Compile-Date: Jun 16 2009 16:54:10
Enable-Threads: off
Enable-Debug: off
Enable-GProf: off
Enable-Memtrace: off
Enable-Sun-STREAMS: off
Enable-Sun-Door: off
Enable-IPv6: on
Enable-Spoof-Source: off
Enable-TCP-Wrapper: on
Enable-SSL: off
Enable-SQL: off
Enable-Linux-Caps: on
Enable-Pcre: on

/Subodh Nijsure