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Old 05-30-2012
Syslog log file permission not getting modified.
I'm trying to set the permission for the syslog log file in syslog,conf.
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The below is my configuration file

Code:
## example:
# "mail messages, at debug or higher, go to Log file. File must exist."
# "all facilities, at debug and higher, go to console"
# "all facilities, at crit or higher, go to all users"
#mail.debug             /var/spool/mqueue/syslog
#  *.debug              /dev/console
#  *.crit                       *
#  *.debug              /tmp/syslog.out     rotate size 100k files 4
#  *.crit               /tmp/syslog.out     rotate time 1d
*.crit                  *
# HACMP/ES for AIX Critical Messages
local0.crit /dev/console
# HACMP/ES for AIX Informational Messages
#local0.info /usr/es/adm/cluster.log
# HACMP/ES for AIX Messages from Cluster Scripts
#user.notice /usr/es/adm/cluster.log
# HACMP/ES for AIX Messages from Cluster Daemons
daemon.notice /syslogs/cluster.log
# HACMP for AIX Critical Messages from HACMP for AIX
local0.crit /dev/console
user.debug;*.emerg;*.alert;*.crit;*.err;*.warning;*.notice;*.info;*.debug /syslogs/syslog.log rotate size 200k files 3 perm 775
# HACMP for AIX Informational Messages
local0.info /syslogs/cluster.log
# HACMP for AIX Messages from Cluster Scripts
user.notice /syslogs/cluster.log

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Code:
OS : 5200-08-CSP

Current log file permission
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Code:
-rw-------   1 root     sys          200031 May 31 06:02 syslog.log.2
-rw-------   1 root     sys          200126 May 31 08:08 syslog.log.1
-rw-------   1 root     sys          200141 May 31 10:13 syslog.log.0
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root     sys        31042263 May 31 10:32 cluster.log
-rw-------   1 root     sys           31310 May 31 10:32 syslog.log

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I tried for /syslogs/syslog.log file. After i modified the perm value inc configuration file restarted syslogd service also. But still the file permission is not getting reflected.

Any one can help me to fix this.

Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Please use code tags, thanks.
Last edited by zaxxon; 06-01-2012 at 03:40 PM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 06-01-2012
From the AIX 6.1 documentation, available here online:

Code:
[perm [mode]] is:

If destination is a regular file, and the word perm is specified it means that rotated files is
having the permission specified by mode.

At the same page there is even an example:

Code:
*.debug              /tmp/syslog.out      rotate size 100k files 4 perm 444

There is an old admin proverb: if everything else fails, read the manual.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
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