/var/log/messages.log - permissions reset after reboot!!!

nagoola · 2005-09-09 18:13:27

Hi,

I am not really sure whether this is the right place to post this question, but anyway...
I try to change the permission of my /var/log/messages.log file so that my normal user can read it. Well, everytime after I reboot the permissions are at their original settings. What/who is changing that???

Thanks

(EDIT)
Could udev have something to do with it???

T-Dawg · 2005-09-09 19:19:15

If you can't view something as regular, it's more than likely a security issue. I would recommend leaving it the way it is and install and configure sudo to view the logs. Then, you can do a simple

sudo cat /var/log/messages.log

...easy

nagoola · 2005-09-09 19:30:43

i knew that it was a permissions problem - they were reset - just did not know who did that - i now know it is syslog-ng - i created a group log - like the newest version does anyway - and added the user - it now works.

still a huge THANKS!!! :-)

FUBAR · 2005-09-11 14:53:46

Hm, that's a nicer solution than mine: editing /etc/syslog-ng.conf so the logs were readable to all. Gotta remember this post.

lanrat · 2005-09-11 15:52:58

If you don't know why something changed after update always try cvs and bug reports first :-)

nagoola · 2005-09-12 11:41:29

well, it wasnt after an update - i tried it for the first time :-)

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#1 2005-09-09 18:13:27

/var/log/messages.log - permissions reset after reboot!!!

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Re: /var/log/messages.log - permissions reset after reboot!!!

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Re: /var/log/messages.log - permissions reset after reboot!!!

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Re: /var/log/messages.log - permissions reset after reboot!!!

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