how to log for a program such as "ping" ??
 

hi ,everybody ,
i write a program , i try to log message for it .
but i don't know how to modify /etc/syslog.conf
i have tried to append syslog.conf like that:
user.* /var/log/XXX
but it doesn't work

plz help me .

Did you restart syslog? Also, does your program use a valid priority level? Have you tried using the local0-7 facilities?

On a related note, you might just try modifying your iptables rules to log ICMP traffic if that's what you really want.