From owner-freebsd-security Wed Jan 6 03:35:59 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA00330 for freebsd-security-outgoing; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 03:35:59 -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 DAA29553 for ; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 03:31:52 -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 OAA23013; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:02:17 +0300 (MSK) Received: (from vadim@localhost) by gala.tversu.ru (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA19249; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:04:15 +0300 (MSK) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:04:15 +0300 From: Vadim Kolontsov To: Darren Reed Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernel/syslogd hack Message-ID: <19990106140415.B14924@tversu.ru> References: <19990106132848.A14928@tversu.ru> <199901061044.VAA24694@cheops.anu.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.94.15i In-Reply-To: <199901061044.VAA24694@cheops.anu.edu.au>; from Darren Reed on Wed, Jan 06, 1999 at 09:44:37PM +1100 Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi, On Wed, Jan 06, 1999 at 09:44:37PM +1100, Darren Reed wrote: > > > # 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? > > The above stops non-root from sending syslog messages, locally. I understand it, but I didn't understand in which *real* cases it can be useful? I can create "log" group and put all syslog()ing programs into it.. but I still don't sure it's useful. 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