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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:00:43 -0500
From: Jeff Royle <lists@qwirky.net>
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Cc: Agus <agus.262@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Disable syslogd 514..
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Agus wrote:
> Hi....
> doing a netstat -an i see that syslog is listening in UDP port 
> 514.....i am
> trying to disable it, but no luck....
> i checked the rc.conf but there is nothing there.....what do u 
> recommend? to
> disable it or to leave it?
> I do not use the machine as a remote syslog server so i cant see the
> use.....but who knows..
>
> thanxsss
> _______________________________________________

I assume your syslogd is running with -s.  

If you use -s twice it will disable listening on network sockets 
completely.  

See man syslogd

Cheers,

Jeff