XRD Lab writes: > After some time, whenever I tried to plog, I got 'Permission denied' > message. I tracked it the changed group ownership of /var/log/ppp.log > from dip to adm. I reset it. It changed again. Should ppp.log belong to > adm or dip? If it is being changed periodically, where can I disable it > (if it is advisible)?
ppp.log is being written by syslogd, which I believe is changing the group. It is not a good idea to make ppp.log too accessible as it may contain passwords. The real solution to this is a safe suid plog. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI