---
name: "kmsgsd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "psad"
version: "2.4.6-3+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kmsgsd"
---

# kmsgsd(8)

separates iptables messages from all other kernel messages.

## NAME

**kmsgsd** - separates iptables messages from all other kernel messages.

## SYNOPSIS

**kmsgsd**

## DESCRIPTION

**kmsgsd** reads messages from the /var/lib/psad/psadfifo named pipe and prints any firewall related log messages to the psad data file "/var/log/psad/fwdata". **psad** cannot detect port scans or other suspect traffic without kmsgsd running on the machine. **kmsgsd** uses the psad.conf configuration file which by default is located at /etc/psad/psad.conf, but a different path can be specified on the command line.

## OPTIONS

- **-c \<config-file\>**

  Specify path to config file instead of using the default configuration file /etc/psad/psad.conf.

- **-D**

  Dump the configuration values that **kmsgd** derives from /etc/psad/psad.conf (or other override files) on STDERR.

- **-h**

  Display usage information and exit.

- **-O \<config-file\>**

  Override config variable values that are normally read from the /etc/psad/psad.conf file with values from the specified file.  Multiple override config files can be given as a comma separated list.

## SEE ALSO

[**psad**(8)](/psad/8.md), [**psadwatchd**(8)](/psadwatchd/8.md),

## AUTHOR

Michael Rash (mbr@cipherdyne.org)

This manual page was written by Daniel Gubser \<daniel.gubser@gutreu.ch\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

## DISTRIBUTION

**psad** is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and the latest version may be downloaded from **http://www.cipherdyne.org**