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Date:      Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:14:26 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu>
To:        Todd Graham Lewis <tlewis@mindspring.com>
Cc:        lists-freebsd-hackers@matlock.mindspring.com
Subject:   Re: help: immutable files, logs
Message-ID:  <Pine.OSF.3.91.960717171240.26187B-100000@channel.eng.umd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960717161119.29076V-100000-100000-100000@reflections.mindspring.com>

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On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, Todd Graham Lewis wrote:

> We are looking at tidying up our log process, and we'd like to use the 
> immutable attribute to protect our log files.  The problem, of course, is 
> that if a log file is immutable, then you can't write to it.  
> 
> Does anyone have any pointers or FMs I should R?  I would assume that you
> just place the logs in rotation and set the immutable bit upon rotation,
> or is there something I'm missing? 

You don't have to use the schg flag.  The sappnd and uappnd append-only 
flags seem ideal for what you want to do.  Why don't you take a look at 
the chflags(1) man page?

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