# What is the Syslog daemon? Can iptables be activated?

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**Category:** Pi MusicBox (archive)\
**Created:** [June 25, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/what-is-the-syslog-daemon-can-iptables-be-activated/1689 "2017-06-25T09:31:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Frasier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/peter_frasier/32/621_2.png) [@Peter\_Frasier](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/Peter_Frasier)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/what-is-the-syslog-daemon-can-iptables-be-activated/1689/1 "2017-06-25T09:31:00Z")

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i tried to change etc/syslog.conf

but how do i restart syslog? I cant find the daemon.  
Same for iptables, there isnt an entry on chkconfig.  
thanks!

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**Author:** ![KraigoMpls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/kraigompls/32/604_2.png) [@KraigoMpls](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/KraigoMpls)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/what-is-the-syslog-daemon-can-iptables-be-activated/1689/2 "2017-06-29T02:49:33Z")

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I’ll risk being an idiot here because I’m not sure what you’re asking and it’s pretty likely that your Linux skills are way beyond mine, but: sudo systemctl restart syslog

???

KO

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Frasier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/peter_frasier/32/621_2.png) [@Peter\_Frasier](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/Peter_Frasier)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/what-is-the-syslog-daemon-can-iptables-be-activated/1689/3 "2017-06-29T07:48:22Z")

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thx, no, thats why i ask there is no daemon named syslog

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**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/what-is-the-syslog-daemon-can-iptables-be-activated/1689/4 "2017-06-29T09:48:10Z")

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Hi, it’s not very obvious, I must admit. But you can usually tell by looking at what is started by the init system:

```auto
$ ls /etc/rc5.d/S*
/etc/rc5.d/S01bootlogs /etc/rc5.d/S01motd /etc/rc5.d/S01triggerhappy /etc/rc5.d/S02dbus /etc/rc5.d/S04plymouth /etc/rc5.d/S04stop-bootlogd
/etc/rc5.d/S01ifplugd /etc/rc5.d/S01samba /etc/rc5.d/S01wd_keepalive /etc/rc5.d/S02winbind /etc/rc5.d/S04rc.local /etc/rc5.d/S04watchdog
/etc/rc5.d/S01inetutils-syslogd /etc/rc5.d/S01sudo /etc/rc5.d/S02cron /etc/rc5.d/S03avahi-daemon /etc/rc5.d/S04rmnologin

```

In the case of syslog it’s:

```auto
$ service restart inetutils-syslogd
[ok] Restarting system log daemon: syslogd.

```

[iptables is a command, not a service](https://debmintux.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/start-or-stop-iptables-firewall-on-debian-linux/) so it’s not as simple. But you can flush the existing rules:

```auto
iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
iptables -F
iptables -X

```

And then reload our saved rules:

```auto
iptables-restore < /etc/firewall/musicbox_iptables

```

I hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![KraigoMpls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/kraigompls/32/604_2.png) [@KraigoMpls](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/KraigoMpls)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/what-is-the-syslog-daemon-can-iptables-be-activated/1689/5 "2017-06-29T21:51:44Z")

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I love it when I learn new things. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jodal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/jodal/32/2564_2.png) [@jodal](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/jodal)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/what-is-the-syslog-daemon-can-iptables-be-activated/1689/6 "2026-02-19T11:47:17Z")

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