This fixes the problem of Shorewall messages being logged to the system console even though console logging was properly configured per FAQ 16. The problem was that the new logging code was failing to set the --log-level in Netfilter logging rules. -Red-faced Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy Shoreline, \ http://www.shorewall.net Washington USA \ teastep@shorewall.net