MG's Notes

By default, Iptables log message to a /var/log/messages file. However you can change this location. I will show you how to create a new logfile called /var/log/iptables.log. Changing or using a new file allows you to create better statistics and/or allows you to analyze the attacks.

Procedure to log the iptables messages to a different log file

Open your /etc/syslog.conf file:
# vi /etc/syslog.conf
Append following line
kern.warning /var/log/iptables.log

Save and close the file.

Restart the syslogd (Debian / Ubuntu Linux):

# /etc/init.d/sysklogd restart

On the other hand, use following command to restart syslogd under Red Hat/Cent OS/Fedora Core Linux:

# /etc/init.d/syslog restart

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written by MG \\ tags: firewall, iptables, log