I know how to tag comments to a file and so can create a log file by simply sending messages to the document I want to use as a log... echo "hello" >>/var/log/customlog but how can I send a message to syslog to included in a log handled by the syslog daemon? Larry S. Brown Dimension Networks, Inc. (727) 723-8388 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list