Bug#286230: [Logcheck-devel] Bug#286230: logcheck: Rules directories should be setgid

Todd Troxell ttroxell at debian.org
Mon Dec 20 20:10:48 UTC 2004


On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 10:51:46AM -0500, Marc Sherman wrote:
> Logcheck requires that the rules files be mode 640, root:logcheck.
> To make that easier for the admin to create valid local-* rules files,
> please set the setgid bit on the rules directories.

This is a good idea, thanks.  I am going to apply it to CVS, but I can't
guarantee distribution with sarge.

I don't see how it would cause a problem, but somehow permission changes
always do <:

Cheers,
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[   Todd J. Troxell                                         ,''`.
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