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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by ISE <is...@tao.ca> on 2002/03/01 17:57:18 UTC
writing log files under different mode
Hi,
Is it possible to instruct apache to write a log file under a different mode
such as ug=rwx?
Thanks,
Michael Caplan
Institute for Social Ecology
http://www.social-ecology.org/
1118 Maple Hill Road
Plainfield, VT, 05667 USA
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Re: writing log files under different mode
Posted by Owen Boyle <ob...@bourse.ch>.
> Perhaps I don't know enough about *nix environments, but the log
> files are
> set with the following perms: rw-r--r-- For my purpose, I need to
> run a
> script that runs under a different account than root (I don't have root
> permissions) that writes to the file.
The log-files are owned by whoever *starts* apache. This is often root,
but can be any user if the ports used are greater than 1024. They get
the permissions as defined by the umask of that user (do "$ umask" to
see what they're set to). Either change umask ($ man umask for details)
or, if the files already exist, just change them with "chmod" - probably
you want to make them group-writeable (usually root has group "other")
then make your user a member of "other". Note that if the files are
owned by root, you need root access to do any of this - otherwise,
forget it.
Rgds,
Owen Boyle.
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Re: writing log files under different mode
Posted by Bill -OSX- Jones <sn...@mac.com>.
"Writes to the file..." LOL, Think about that echoing down the
corridor :)
Seriously, what does root, there where you are, say about this?
Did you ask him/her/it? Honestly, if you change those logs, how
can you ever trust (oops, there's that word again) them there logs?
UserID 0: write protection is another one of those side effects of
security. BTW - why not COPY the file to another for your own
purposes? Must you change the original?
On Friday, March 1, 2002, at 12:16 PM, ISE wrote:
> Perhaps I don't know enough about *nix environments, but the log
> files are
> set with the following perms: rw-r--r-- For my purpose, I need to
> run a
> script that runs under a different account than root (I don't have root
> permissions) that writes to the file.
>
Anyone missing their towel?
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RE: writing log files under different mode
Posted by ISE <is...@tao.ca>.
> Huh? You do realize? Apache kicks off as root, so the logs can be
written anyway root wants them ...
Perhaps I don't know enough about *nix environments, but the log files are
set with the following perms: rw-r--r-- For my purpose, I need to run a
script that runs under a different account than root (I don't have root
permissions) that writes to the file.
Thanks,
Michael
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Re: writing log files under different mode
Posted by Bill -OSX- Jones <sn...@mac.com>.
Huh? You do realize? Apache kicks off as root, so the logs can be
written anyway root wants them ...
On Friday, March 1, 2002, at 11:57 AM, ISE wrote:
> such as ug=rwx?
>
Unless you are running you're own pirated copy on a higher than
1023 port? So many unknowns here...
Same ol' same ol...
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