---
title: How to Fix “RESTRICT_SYSLOG is disabled” in CSF
description: "**In short:** The warning **\"RESTRICT_SYSLOG is disabled\"** appears in ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF) after installation. Fix it by setting **RESTRICT_SYSLOG = 3**, either in WHM under **Plugins → ConfigServer Security & Firewall → Firewall Configuration**, or in **/etc/csf/csf.conf** over…"
url: "https://www.hyyat.com/en/knowledgebase/fix-restrict-syslog-csf-warning/"
updated: "2026-10-21"
category: Server management / whm/cpanel control panels
---

# How to Fix “RESTRICT_SYSLOG is disabled” in CSF

**In short:** The warning **"RESTRICT_SYSLOG is disabled"** appears in ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF) after installation. Fix it by setting **RESTRICT_SYSLOG = 3**, either in WHM under **Plugins → ConfigServer Security & Firewall → Firewall Configuration**, or in **/etc/csf/csf.conf** over SSH, then restart CSF.

The full warning shown when you open CSF is:

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

## Fix from WHM

1. Log in to WHM at **https://your-server-hostname:2087** (or https://your-server-IP:2087). Using the hostname is better.
   ![login WHM](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_whm_firewall.png)
2. Go to **Home → Plugins**.
   ![Home Plugins](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Home-Plugins.png)
3. Click **ConfigServer Security & Firewall**.
   ![انقر على الخيار "ConfigServer Security & Firewall"](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ConfigServer-Security-Firewall.png)
4. Click **Firewall Configuration**.
   ![انقر على الخيار "Firewall Configuration"](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Firewall-Configuration.png)
5. Find **RESTRICT_SYSLOG** and set it to **3**.
   ![نبحث عن  RESTRICT_SYSLOG ونحدد القيمه علي 3](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/RESTRICT_SYSLOG.png)
6. Scroll down and click **Change**.
   ![نضغط علي cahnge](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cahnge.png)
7. Click **Restart csf+lfd**, then **Return**.
   ![نقوم بالضغط علي "restart csf+ifd"](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/restart-csfifd.png)

## Fix over SSH

1. Connect to the server over SSH.
2. Open the CSF configuration file:
   ```
   nano /etc/csf/csf.conf
   ```
3. Find the line `RESTRICT_SYSLOG = "0"` and change it to `RESTRICT_SYSLOG = "3"`.
4. Save the file and restart CSF and LFD:
   ```
   csf -ra
   ```

**What does 3 mean?** It restricts access to the syslog/rsyslog socket to members of the RESTRICT_SYSLOG_GROUP, which is the setting CSF recommends.

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