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Subject: misc/7411: Wrong file permissions in /var/log/
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>Number:         7411
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Wrong file permissions in /var/log/
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 27 04:00:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jan B. Koum
>Organization:
None 
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2.6-STABLE i386
>Environment:

	Any new install of 2.2.x

>Description:

	Files in /var/log/ have incorrect permissions. 
	Nobody in the world other then admins (who are in group wheel) has any
	reason to read /var/log/messages: chmod it to o-r
	Nobody has also any need to know who and from do we send and receive
	mail: chmod o-r /var/log/maillog
	Also, some files in /var/log/ (such lastlog, wtmp, maillog, messages)
	have g+w: this should be g-w

>How-To-Repeat:

	Do fresh install of 2.2.x 

>Fix:

	# cd /var/log
	# chmod g-w *
	# chmod o-r * ; chmod a+r wtmp

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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