iptables is generating too much information

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Issue

  • iptables is generating too much information and it is filling up /var

  • The iptables logs are being directed to /var/log/iptables.log and our problem is that iptables is too chatty and generates huge amount of logs.We would like to be able to manage its logs properly.How should we go about accomplishing this task.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10

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