"ipfw log" messages from jail show in host syslog
Kristof Provost
kp at freebsd.org
Tue Feb 12 08:35:12 UTC 2019
On 2019-02-11 22:37:07 (-0800), Rudy (bulk address) <crapsh at monkeybrains.net> wrote:
> I've switched to VNET (love it) in jails. Neat, you an have ipfw running
> in your jail!
>
> I added some log lines to test it out and was a bit confused when
> /var/log/security wasn't showing the log lines. Turns out, the kernel is
> grabbing them and logging in the host and not the chrooted environment.
>
> Bug? Feature? :)
>
"Known limitation", I think[*].
>From a quick look at the ipfw log code it appears to simply write the
logging information to the kernel log, which is not a per-jail things.
I don't expect this to be easy to change either.
Regards,
Kristof
[*] Not an ipfw maintainer. Warranty void where prohibited. Do not feed
after midnight.
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