09-12-2011
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The only way that would be possible is if I give write permission on the /etc directory. I don't think thats a good idea. The /etc/resolv.conf keeps getting messed up. I want ordinary users to able to use internet and thats not possible right now with the dns not being set properly. The only way I can think of is by allowing a user to use sudo cp on a specific directory and only a specific file.
Is that a real problem? You could create a group for the users that need to edit
/etc/resolv.conf, gives write permission to
/etc/ and
/etc/resolv.conf for that group. As long as the other files in
/etc doesn't belong to this group, these users won't be able to mess-up those files (files in
/etc belong normally to
root:root).
Corona is right: If doable, this way should be prefered over
sudo/cp.
Brgds,
/Lew
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NAME
mtailrc - Configuration file for monkeytail
DESCRIPTION
A monkeytail configuration uses Apache-style syntax to declare "groups" of files to be tailed.
Best explained with an example:
<group testgroup>
prefix 'server2: '
sudo yes
<file>
filename /var/log/apache2/access.log
prefix 'server1: '
host server1.example.com
</file>
<file>
filename /var/log/apache2/access.log
host server2.example.com
sudo no
</file>
</group>
OPTIONS
All options can be either put inside a group or file block. Options inside a file block override those in the group block.
filename filename
filename defines the filename for this block.
host remote-host (optional)
host defines that this block's file is to be tailed on a remote server.
sudo yes|no|1|0
sudo is a boolean specifying whether this file should be tailed as root. This option is supported for both local and remote files
(in both cases you will potentially be prompted for your password).
prefix "string: "
prefix allows you to specify a short string that will be prepended to every line that is displayed for that given file.
FILES
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SEE ALSO
mtail(1), tail(1)
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