RESTRICT_SYSLOG is disabled error in CSF

WARNING: RESTRICT_SYSLOG is disabled. See SECURITY WARNING in Firewall Configuration

 An easy solution to resolve this is given below:

1) Login to WHM and navigate to Home>>Plugins.

2) Click on the option ‘ConfigServer Security & Firewall’.

3) A new window will open and Click the option ‘Firewall Configuration’ from there.

4) Set RESTRICT_SYSLOG to 3.

5) Save and Restart CSF.

You can also set it from csf configuration file.

1) Open the csf configuration file.

 # vi /etc/cfs/csf.conf

2) search for “RESTRICT_SYSLOG”. It will be like

RESTRICT_SYSLOG = “0”

3) Change it to

RESTRICT_SYSLOG = “3”

4) Restart csf.

# /etc/init.d/csf restart

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