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Bug 11527

Summary:	[sysklogd-1.3.31-14] klogd can't write to log when using "append only" bit on log file
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	heckmann
Component:	sysklogd	Assignee:	Bill Nottingham <notting>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	6.1	CC:	heckmann, rvokal
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Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
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Last Closed:	2000-05-19 18:21:04 UTC	Type:	---
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Description heckmann 2000-05-19 18:21:04 UTC

Actually, it's a little more complicated than that, when the append only
bit is set on a log file using "chattr", when /etc/rc.d/init/syslog is used
to start logging after a reboot for example, klogd cannot write to the log
file. If I start syslogd and klogd manually, all is good. I narrowed it
down to the "daemon" wrapper function that is used to start syslogd and
klogd, if I remove "daemon" from in front of syslogd and klogd it works
fine... I haven't investegated further... What gives?

PS: the append only bit is important when used in conjunction with
capability bounding sets for secure systems like a firewall.

Comment 1 Pekka Savola 2000-07-12 14:46:02 UTC

Works with rawhide syslog and initscripts.