Re: dnsmasq to syslog

On 10/20/2013 5:20 PM, Pierre Nast wrote:
> 
> Le 04/02/2013 20:17, Lee Sharp a écrit :
>> On 02/04/2013 01:05 PM, Francisco Artes wrote:
>>> Due to some testing I am doing, I would like to log all DNS queries
>>> made to
>>> dnsmasq.  Is there a configuration file I can edit via exec.php to
>>> set dnsmasq
>>> to put standard error and out to syslog vs. what I think is either
>>> set to
>>> null or console?  Thanks!
>>
>> Create a firewall rule under LAN to allow access to the Gateway IP on
>> port 53, and log it.  Put it at the top.  Instant log to syslog of who
>> is polling DNS.  If you need to log what they are asking, that is
>> different.
>>
>>             Lee
>>
>>
> Hi all,
> 
> As I was working on a DNS setup, I had the same question.
> I found another way of doing things than the above.
> I downloaded /etc/inc/services.inc from my m0n0wall box (using the
> exec.php page).
> I changed the way dnsmasq is started in the function
> services_dnsmasq_configure() by adding the -q option that I found in the
> dnsmasq man page :
> 
> *-q, --log-queries*
>    Log the results of DNS queries handled by dnsmasq. Enable a full
>    cache dump on receipt of SIGUSR1.
> I uploaded back the edited file on the m0n0wall box, and moved it from
> /tmp to /etc/inc like it is written in the m0n0wall developer handbook
> (see http://doc.m0n0.ch/dev/faq.html#id11623234).
> I toggled one of the options in the "Services > DNS forwarder" page and
> then applied changes in order to trigger a reload of the service. Now,
> all the DNS queries received by dnsmasq are showing in the "Diagnostics
>> Logs" page, under the "System" tab.
> 

Will your modifications to /etc/inc/services.inc file survive a reboot
of m0n0wall?