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    XIII
    last edited by Jan 12, 2010, 3:58 AM

    is there a way to have pf keep the logs longer than normal. I have a lot of disk space and would like it to keep more than the max of 2000. is there another way besides using syslog?

    -Chris Stutzman
    Sys0:2.0.1: AMD Sempron 140 @2.7 1024M RAM 100GHD
    Sys1:2.0.1: Intel P4 @2.66 1024M RAM 40GHD
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      GruensFroeschli
      last edited by Jan 12, 2010, 2:42 PM

      Search the forum.
      There have been a few discussions to run a logger locally .

      We do what we must, because we can.

      Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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        XIII
        last edited by Jan 12, 2010, 7:40 PM

        the closest i could find was that it is not currently possible, those posts were from 2007.

        -Chris Stutzman
        Sys0:2.0.1: AMD Sempron 140 @2.7 1024M RAM 100GHD
        Sys1:2.0.1: Intel P4 @2.66 1024M RAM 40GHD
        freedns.afraid.org - Free DNS dynamic DNS subdomain and domain hosting.
        Check out the pfSense Wiki

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          danswartz
          last edited by Jan 12, 2010, 8:33 PM

          Dunno where you were searching, then.  My suggestion (what I do): have pfsense send the logs to a remote syslog server, where you can retain them to your heart's content.

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            GruensFroeschli
            last edited by Jan 12, 2010, 10:42 PM

            marcoof made some changes to store the logs on the hdd and send them per email:
            http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7793.msg51684.html#msg51684
            http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7793.msg51861.html#msg51861

            But really: just set up a syslog server. It's easier :)

            We do what we must, because we can.

            Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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              marcoof
              last edited by Mar 26, 2010, 5:42 PM

              but easier isn't better ! :-)

              In my case i cannot have an external syslog server.
              The logs stay on the firewall 1 year, and a backup is send by mail daily. It's regarding French law when we offer Wifi hotspot.
              And I have write a windows software for create users for freeradius/ captive portal too.
              Work great !

              Best regards,
              MaRCoOf

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