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

Bit Twister <BitTwister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:slrnehecbt.22h.BitTwister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:26:04 +0000 (UTC), Ohmster wrote:

[root@ohmster scripts]# /root/scripts/change_messages_perms
/root/scripts/change_messages_perms: line 4: /bin/stat: No such file
or
directory

Post the script you used. I am supprised FC3 does not have the
stat program. Maybe it is in a different location.
Do a
locate stat | grep bin

Thought you was going to watch a movie. ;/


Yeah, well I missed so much of the movie that it is a lost cause now, the
movie is over. :(

The script:

[root@ohmster scripts]# cat change_messages_perms
#********* 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 *********************
[root@ohmster scripts]#

Did the locate stat |grep bin and came back with plenty, this one seems
relevelt:

/usr/bin/stat

Let's try it again with an updated path to stat.

Well, the file ran and gave no output, perhaps it works. Will put it in
place as a cron daily and see if it works.

I really did want to see that movie, too. :(
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