From owner-freebsd-security Wed Jan 6 02:52:46 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA24666 for freebsd-security-outgoing; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 02:52:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from tversu.ru (mail.tversu.ru [62.76.80.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA24592 for ; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 02:52:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vadim@gala.tversu.ru) Received: from gala.tversu.ru (vadim@gala.tversu.ru [62.76.80.10]) by tversu.ru (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA22309; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:26:51 +0300 (MSK) Received: (from vadim@localhost) by gala.tversu.ru (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA21406; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:28:48 +0300 (MSK) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:28:48 +0300 From: Vadim Kolontsov To: Darren Reed Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernel/syslogd hack Message-ID: <19990106132848.A14928@tversu.ru> References: <19990106095543.B28727@tversu.ru> <199901060935.UAA24071@cheops.anu.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.94.15i In-Reply-To: <199901060935.UAA24071@cheops.anu.edu.au>; from Darren Reed on Wed, Jan 06, 1999 at 08:35:23PM +1100 Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hello, On Wed, Jan 06, 1999 at 08:35:23PM +1100, Darren Reed wrote: > nsyslogd (when it finally gets the hashing/encryption enabled) will provide > a constant flow. To it, the hashed and encrypted stream of data is just > another source, not a special thing which is handled differently. this is good news; I'd like to say "Thank you!" for all your work! > As far as /var/run/log goes, chown/chgrp/chmod are your friends or you > can make /var/run/log a symbolic link to a protected directory with which > you use the -p argument to place the log socket. e.g.: > # mkdir /var/run/log.d > # chmod 700 /var/run/log.d > # ln -s /var/run/log.d/log /var/run/log > # syslogd -p /var/run/log/log Sorry, I didn't understand you. In which cases would it help? Regards, V. -- Vadim Kolontsov Tver Internet Center NOC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message