# Redirect kibana logs to syslog instead of writing it to a file **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [October 17, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redirect-kibana-logs-to-syslog-instead-of-writing-it-to-a-file/152804 "2018-10-17T10:36:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mrudrego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@mrudrego](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mrudrego)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redirect-kibana-logs-to-syslog-instead-of-writing-it-to-a-file/152804/1 "2018-10-17T10:36:08Z")
Hi, Is there an option to redirect all the kibana logs to syslog instead of the logs being written to a file mentioned in logging.dest property? Thanks, Mahesh ---
**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redirect-kibana-logs-to-syslog-instead-of-writing-it-to-a-file/152804/2 "2018-10-17T12:20:25Z")
Hi @mrudrego, I believe it's not currently possible, but we have an enhancement request for that, feel free to +1 the top comment if it's something you need: [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/7411](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/7411) Best, Oleg ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redirect-kibana-logs-to-syslog-instead-of-writing-it-to-a-file/152804/3 "2018-11-14T12:20:26Z")
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