Find where your distro starts the syslogd daemon. After "syslogd", put in " -m 0". So, a part of your line should read "syslogd -m 0". Greg On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 12:27:52PM -0400, Patrick Turnage wrote: > Hi > I have debian 3.0 and want to have it not keep putting the log entry mark > in my messages log every 20 minutes.. how can I stop this behavior? > > > > *** > Patrick Turnage > E-mail: pturnage at tampabay.rr.com > The Access Connection > Connecting the world to access technology information > providing high quality documentation tips and support for all mainstream > and adaptive hardware and software. > http://www.access-connect.com > For administrative issues > (abuse, archive, dns, E-mail, ftp, user, registration, comments, webmail, > errors, web site, copyright, etc.) > E-mail:administrator at access-connect.com > AOL Instant Messenger: kg4dqk > Amateur Radio CallSign: kg4dqk- EXP 6/2009 > MSN Messenger: turnagep at hotmail.com > > *** > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup