Re: Perms on window:/var/log/httpd

[Ross Golder <ross golder org>]

On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 10:20 +0800, James Henstridge wrote:
> On 17/09/04 01:52, Ross Golder wrote:
> 
> >It seems something is resetting the perms on /var/log/httpd to root-
> >only. I couldn't find anything in the logwatch config or any of the cron
> >jobs that would do it, so I added the following to root's crontab for
> >now:
> >
> ># Until someone can point out what keeps changing the perms
> >on /var/log/httpd
> ># back to root root rwx------, keep it updated regularly.
> >0 * * * * (cd /var/log; chgrp gnomeweb httpd; chmod 750 httpd)
> >
> >
> >If anyone knows why this is happening (/happened), or notices the perms
> >reset to root:root again, please drop us an e-mail stating the time you
> >noticed it so we might be able to identify what it is that keeps
> >resetting it :)
> >  
> >
> Is it possible that the permissions got reset when upgrading the httpd 
> package? (possibly installing an errata package).
> 

Good point.

[root window rossg]# rpm  -q --last httpd
httpd-2.0.46-40.ent    Wed 15 Sep 2004 01:34:20 PM EDT

I'll disable the cron job then :)

--
Ross