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Andrew,
> That line does nothing!  The syslog.conf file actually doesn't even exist,
> though there is no error that says that when I do that command.
Interesting!  I wonder if you're even running the syslog(8) daemon.
What does this command output:
    ps -ef | grep syslog
Regards,
Steve Emmerson
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Ticket ID: UGB-524529
Department: Support LDM
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