From owner-freebsd-security Sun Aug 2 23:41:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA06490 for freebsd-security-outgoing; Sun, 2 Aug 1998 23:41:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from copernicus.cpt.tech.iafrica.com (copernicus.cpt.tech.iafrica.com [196.31.1.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA06485 for ; Sun, 2 Aug 1998 23:41:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sheldonh@iafrica.com) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=iafrica.com ident=[E34Lb5vDVNkMAD8AMxxj9P8IB0OFmohH]) by copernicus.cpt.tech.iafrica.com with esmtp (Exim 1.92 #1) for security@FreeBSD.ORG id 0z3EJD-00049M-00; Mon, 3 Aug 1998 08:41:27 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: files in /var/log In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 03 Aug 1998 18:27:59 +1200." Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 08:41:27 +0200 Message-ID: <15955.902126487@iafrica.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, 03 Aug 1998 18:27:59 +1200, Andrew McNaughton wrote: > > Privacy conerns would be a big reason to keep maillog non-readable. > > So provide a sgid script to provide a filtered view of the log. It > need take no arguments at all, so it's easy to secure. Hi folks, This sounds to me (the inexperienced) like a jolly good Way. Does a suggestion like this enjoy the endorsement of seasoned administrators on the development team? Thanks, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message