Re: plog permissions
XRD Lab writes:
> After some time, whenever I tried to plog, I got 'Permission denied'
> message. I tracked it the changed group ownership of /var/log/ppp.log
> from dip to adm. I reset it. It changed again. Should ppp.log belong to
> adm or dip? If it is being changed periodically, where can I disable it
> (if it is advisible)?
ppp.log is being written by syslogd, which I believe is changing the group.
It is not a good idea to make ppp.log too accessible as it may contain
passwords.
The real solution to this is a safe suid plog.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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