Re: Can I change group and permissions on the messages file?

Bit Twister <BitTwister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:slrnehe7cr.u2.BitTwister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:51:51 +0000 (UTC), Ohmster wrote:

If I change permissions on the /var/log/messages file, will the
system change it back again to root owner, root group, with root only
rw permissions and if so, how can I make it not change the
permissions back?

Do not run FCx myself but you could create a script in
/etc/cron.daily to check/change it to whatever you like.

#********* start of my_kludge **************

_var_fn=/var/log/messages
_priv=$(/bin/stat -c %a $_var_fn)

if [ $_priv -ne 640 ] ; then
/bin/chmod 640 $_var_fn
fi

#************** end my_kludge *********************


Ahhh, where there is a will, there is a way. Good looking out buddy, that
will work!

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