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Re: Changing default UMASK for all daemons
From: traister () GATE NET (Joe Traister)
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 17:34:03 -0400
On Fri, 13 Jun 1997, Dax Kelson wrote:
This is applicable regarding files created by syslog, ftpd, etc. Dax Kelson Internet Connect, Inc. This is from the Solaris 2.x FAQ: http://www.wins.uva.nl/pub/solaris/solaris2/ 3.48) How can I prevent daemons from creating mode 666 files?
[ information about setting the umask during boot snipped ] Unfortunately this will not fix the problem with /var/log/syslog being 666 since the log rotation script /usr/lib/newsyslog explicitly sets the mode of this file to 666 when rotating it (at least under Solaris 2.5 on x86). -- Joe Traister | traister () gate net | "I said, 'Yeah, baby, yeah! Evil's OK in my book!'" CyberGate SysAdmin | -- The Evil Midnight Bomber what Bombs at Midnight
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