Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 19:41:19 +0530 From: "Sunil Sunder Raj" <unixtools@hotmail.com> To: ste@smxy.org Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.7 Syslogs Message-ID: <BAY8-F760mfxUsGUinK00022a0a@hotmail.com>
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Hi, I did not mean to change the permissions to 777 permanently. Just to come to a conclusion on whether it is a permission problem. As 90% unix problems are related to permissions. Regards SSR >From: "Shaun T. Erickson" <ste@smxy.org> >Reply-To: ste@smxy.org >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org >Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.7 Syslogs >Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 09:47:01 -0400 > >Sunil Sunder Raj wrote: >> >>Just give 777 permissions to /var/log/messages > >This is BAD advice, and you should NOT follow it. If you do, you will give >anyone the ability to modify or delete your log entries, which yoou do NOT >want. Find and fix the actual problem; don't bypass the symptom with >something that reduces system security. > > -ste >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
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