> Just if somebody has a fresh installation and if you were so kind to send > me the results of ls -l /var and ls -l /var/log > > Just to see the correct ownership of /var/log and /var/log/*
Ok, looks like none answered... $ ls -ld /var/* drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Jan 30 07:39 /var/backups drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 1024 Nov 9 20:15 /var/cache drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1024 Jan 2 16:49 /var/games drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 1024 Jan 8 11:12 /var/lib drwxrwsr-x 2 root staff 1024 Feb 1 1999 /var/local drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 1024 Nov 9 17:32 /var/lock drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 3072 Jan 30 07:39 /var/log lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 9 16:00 /var/mail -> spool/mail drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 1024 Jan 29 14:19 /var/run drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Jan 30 09:48 /var/samba drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 1024 Nov 24 12:26 /var/spool drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 1024 Nov 9 16:51 /var/state drwxrwxrwt 3 root root 1024 Dec 12 14:02 /var/tmp $ ls -ld /var/log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 8677 Jan 30 09:15 auth.log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 8849 Jan 24 07:35 auth.log.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1842 Jan 17 07:35 auth.log.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1930 Jan 10 07:35 auth.log.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1689 Jan 3 07:35 auth.log.3.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 0 Nov 9 14:51 btmp.0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 27 Sep 2 1999 btmp.1.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 27 Jul 21 1999 btmp.2.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 27 Jun 7 1999 btmp.3.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 27 May 6 1999 btmp.4.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 0 Nov 9 14:51 btmp.new -rw-r----- 1 root adm 15194 Jan 30 09:32 daemon.log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 18820 Jan 23 18:02 daemon.log.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 2068 Jan 16 18:22 daemon.log.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1648 Jan 9 18:34 daemon.log.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1564 Jan 2 17:55 daemon.log.3.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 11729 Jan 30 09:16 debug -rw-r----- 1 root adm 13621 Jan 24 07:39 debug.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 997 Jan 17 07:37 debug.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1190 Jan 10 07:37 debug.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 957 Jan 3 07:37 debug.3.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3317 Jan 29 14:01 dmesg drwxr-xr-x 2 mail mail 1024 Jan 30 07:35 exim -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 48024 Jan 29 14:16 faillog drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Nov 9 19:28 gdm -rw-r----- 1 root adm 18000 Jan 30 07:39 kern.log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 16293 Jan 24 07:39 kern.log.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3245 Jan 17 07:37 kern.log.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3468 Jan 10 07:37 kern.log.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3197 Jan 3 07:37 kern.log.3.gz drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 3072 Jan 30 07:37 ksymoops -rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp 584292 Jan 30 09:15 lastlog -rw------- 1 daemon lp 0 Nov 9 19:25 lp-acct -rw------- 1 daemon lp 0 Nov 9 19:25 lp-errs -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 24 07:41 lpr.log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 17 07:41 lpr.log.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 30 Jan 10 07:41 lpr.log.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 30 Jan 3 07:41 lpr.log.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 30 Dec 27 09:06 lpr.log.3.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 24 07:41 mail.err -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 17 07:41 mail.err.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Jan 10 07:41 mail.err.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Jan 3 07:41 mail.err.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Dec 27 09:06 mail.err.3.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 24 07:41 mail.info -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 17 07:41 mail.info.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 32 Jan 10 07:41 mail.info.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 32 Jan 3 07:41 mail.info.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 32 Dec 27 09:06 mail.info.3.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 24 07:41 mail.log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 17 07:41 mail.log.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Jan 10 07:41 mail.log.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Jan 3 07:41 mail.log.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Dec 27 09:06 mail.log.3.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 24 07:41 mail.warn -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 17 07:41 mail.warn.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 32 Jan 10 07:41 mail.warn.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 32 Jan 3 07:41 mail.warn.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 32 Dec 27 09:06 mail.warn.3.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1332 Jan 30 09:32 megasrv.log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 22477 Jan 30 09:41 messages -rw-r----- 1 root adm 23088 Jan 24 07:39 messages.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3919 Jan 17 07:38 messages.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3948 Jan 10 07:38 messages.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3545 Jan 3 07:38 messages.3.gz drwxr-xr-x 2 news news 1024 Jan 30 07:37 news -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 49614 Jan 29 14:01 nmb -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Sep 9 1999 nmb.old -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Sep 2 1999 nmb.old.0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 30 1999 nmb.old.1.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 23 1999 nmb.old.2.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 16 1999 nmb.old.3.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 9 1999 nmb.old.4.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 1 1999 nmb.old.5.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 May 24 1999 nmb.old.6.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42 Jan 25 09:07 omninames-pietro.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42 Jan 29 14:01 omninames-pietro.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42 Nov 9 14:36 omninames-saved.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 464 Nov 9 19:25 omniorb-errors -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 24 07:41 ppp.log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 17 07:41 ppp.log.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 30 Jan 10 07:41 ppp.log.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 30 Jan 3 07:41 ppp.log.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 30 Dec 27 09:06 ppp.log.3.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 2801 Jan 30 07:39 setuid.changes -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5527 Jan 29 14:17 setuid.changes.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 976 Jan 26 07:38 setuid.changes.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 548 Jan 25 07:38 setuid.changes.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 537 Jan 24 07:39 setuid.changes.3.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 650 Jan 23 07:39 setuid.changes.4.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1135 Jan 22 09:16 setuid.changes.5.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 550 Jan 19 07:38 setuid.changes.6.gz -rw-r----- 1 root root 108116 Jan 30 07:39 setuid.today -rw-r----- 1 root root 108116 Jan 29 14:17 setuid.yesterday -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 190520 Jan 30 09:32 smb -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Sep 9 1999 smb.old -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Sep 2 1999 smb.old.0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 30 1999 smb.old.1.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 23 1999 smb.old.2.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 16 1999 smb.old.3.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 9 1999 smb.old.4.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Jun 1 1999 smb.old.5.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 May 24 1999 smb.old.6.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 2204 Jan 30 09:38 syslog -rw-r----- 1 root adm 8907 Jan 30 07:39 syslog.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3921 Jan 29 14:17 syslog.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 4228 Jan 26 07:38 syslog.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1573 Jan 25 07:38 syslog.3.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1731 Jan 24 07:39 syslog.4.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1316 Jan 23 07:39 syslog.5.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3555 Jan 22 09:16 syslog.6.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 24 07:41 user.log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1300 Jan 18 08:41 user.log.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Jan 10 07:41 user.log.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Jan 3 07:41 user.log.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Dec 27 09:06 user.log.3.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 24 07:41 uucp.log -rw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Jan 17 07:41 uucp.log.0 -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Jan 10 07:41 uucp.log.1.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Jan 3 07:41 uucp.log.2.gz -rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 Dec 27 09:06 uucp.log.3.gz -rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp 433152 Jan 30 09:15 wtmp -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 105984 Nov 9 14:43 wtmp.0 -rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp 518016 Jan 2 08:52 wtmp.1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 1331 Sep 2 1999 wtmp.1.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 17478 Jul 21 1999 wtmp.2.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 11674 Jun 7 1999 wtmp.3.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 972 May 6 1999 wtmp.4.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4537 Nov 9 18:44 xdm.log
