Mike: > > Just on a hunch, check your /etc/rsyslog.conf file and look for: > > # Log all kernel messages to the console. > # Logging much else clutters up the screen. > kern.* /dev/console > > If you see that, comment it out, reload rsyslog and that should take care > of it. > > Hi Mike yep What i did was set up a dedicated syslog server with a big /var and redirected everything below crit to that instead. Needed to run a lot of debug from a cisco router after experiencing an odd/intermittent pppoA problem so it made sense. mike