Re: /etc/rc doesn't create pflog0 unless pflogd is used

#1 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 09:35 AM

On 2008/01/16 16:48, Henning Brauer wrote:
> * Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org> [2008-01-16 15:52]:
> > On 2008/01/16 15:25, Henning Brauer wrote:
> > > * Stefan Sperling <stsp@stsp.name> [2008-01-16 15:17]:
> > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 01:07:06AM +0000, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> > > > > If pflogd is disabled, pflog0 doesn't get created, so this happens:
> > > >
> > > > I noticed this also. I don't run pflogd on my soekris since I don't
> > > > want pflogd to write to /var/log which is on CF disk.
> > > >
> > > > But sometimes I have to take a look at the pf logs in real time
> > > > and having to create pflog0 manually is a bit of a nuisance after
> > > > a while. I worked around this by putting "up" into /etc/hostname.pflog0
> >
> > agreed, I actually noticed that long before spamlogd.
> >
> > > I wonder wether spamlogd should create the pflog interface it is trying
> > > to use when started and it doesn't exist.
> >
> > that would definitely make sense for -l.
>
> and not for default pflog0? that logic i cannot follow

let me change my wording: that would definitely make it easier to use -l.
(I didn't mean to imply 'only do this for devices used by -l').

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