Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 23:17:02 +0200 From: Stefan Zehl <sec@wg.camelot.de> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/1739: syslog may log false timestamps Message-ID: <199610082117.XAA02870@matrix.wg.camelot.de> Resent-Message-ID: <199610082120.OAA27126@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 1739 >Category: bin >Synopsis: syslog may log false timestamps >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Oct 8 14:20:00 PDT 1996 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Stefan Zehl >Organization: >Release: FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE i386 >Environment: FreeBSD matrix 2.1.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Jun 29 18:37:23 MET DST 1996 sec@matrix:/usr/src/sys/compile/MATRIX i386 >Description: syslog pays attention to the Timezone, so any user may log entrys with wrong timestamps... especially in non-GMT-countrys the kernel logs in GMT Oct 8 21:27:55 robin /kernel: sio4: 1 more silo overflow (total 24) Oct 8 22:28:08 robin comsat[3926]: connect from localhost.camelot.de Oct 8 21:28:12 robin /kernel: sio12: 1 more silo overflow (total 255) >How-To-Repeat: in ksh type: TZ=GMT+9 logger "Test @ `date`" >Fix: none known >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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