>From smb.conf.5 (syslog): parameter sets the threshold for doing the mapping, all Samba debug messages above this threshold are mapped to syslog LOG_DEBUG messages. reality (lib/debug.c) if( syslog_level < lp_syslog() ) { do syslog stuff } That is, only messages with level < syslog ( = 1 by default) are going into syslog. Who's wrong?