From owner-freebsd-security Mon Jul 27 05:41:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA09146 for freebsd-security-outgoing; Mon, 27 Jul 1998 05:41:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from copernicus.cpt.tech.iafrica.com (a7OpoUu349XwL5KKi4u9pJCJd8QZ3Cuh@copernicus.cpt.tech.iafrica.com [196.31.1.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA09134 for ; Mon, 27 Jul 1998 05:41:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sheldonh@iafrica.com) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=iafrica.com ident=[5AdxQefkTGZJhDuSzuG/pXW8HKUFRHq6]) by copernicus.cpt.tech.iafrica.com with esmtp (Exim 1.92 #1) id 0z0mZQ-0006LK-00; Mon, 27 Jul 1998 14:40:04 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: "Jan B. Koum " cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: files in /var/log In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 27 Jul 1998 03:03:28 MST." Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 14:40:04 +0200 Message-ID: <24385.901543204@iafrica.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, 27 Jul 1998 03:03:28 MST, "Jan B. Koum " wrote: > Also, would it make more sence to ship /var/log/messages o-r by > default? Why do we want all world to know what goes into our > /var/log/messages files? By the same token, what _don't_ you want your users to see? As a non-administrative user on several FreeBSD systems, I would be most disappointed if my read access to maillog and messages were revoked. Of course, if there are files that contain information you feel should be hidden for reasons relating to system security, that's something you should say. Perhaps you could explain the background of your query, particularly what information concerns you? Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message