Re: How to stop the deluge of entries in /var/log files?

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Author: Craig White
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: How to stop the deluge of entries in /var/log files?
On Fri, 2010-02-05 at 11:56 -0700, wrote:
> Joe last wrote:
> >> Thanks Craig.
> >> Re the permissions item, I neglected to say that the reported files and
> >> directories are already set with the correct permissions, but those
> >> claims of "wrong permissions" keep on coming anyway.
>
> Then Craig wrote:
> > that defies my understanding of things so I struggle to believe it.
> >
> > what is output of say...
> > ls -l /var/log/lpr
>
> In this case, the system is generating that particular log with all
> -rw------- permissions, so why cron is generating an "error"
> report to /var/log/lpr saying permissions should be 640 is strange.

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oops - sent to quickly

-rw------- = 0600

_rw_r_____ = 0640

Just saying...

Craig


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