smaug said: >>oh - that was what confused me in the first post ... running syslogd as root >>may be a potential security issue, is it ?<<
I think it is. I'll flag this as a security bug. ** This bug has been flagged as a security issue ** Changed in: sysklogd (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed ** Summary changed: - sysklogd init-script arguments + sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside] -- sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs