Re: Log permissions

[Gregory Hosler <gregory hosler eno ericsson se>]

On 03-Oct-00 henris@bga.com wrote:
>> 
>> henris@bga.com writes:
>> 
>> > The real question should be why do you want to view them just as a
>> > user? 
>> 
>> Probably because he has a need to view those log files, and is trying
>> to limit root use as much as possible.
>> 
> 
> By giving a regular user access to root-only logs? That doesnt make
> sense and is self-defeating. Better he should use sudo then.

it does make sense, and it is not self-defeating (as I am the original poster).

This is a home/personal system. but I wish not to have to su, _just_to_tail_
logs, which I otherwise have every right to look at. I don't like root windows.
Even though it is not possible for any other human being to have access to
that root window, I have enpugh other windows open, that mis-clicking
a wrong window and typing "rm ..." in the root window, might have reprecussions.

so, may I know, please, just what does giving a user access to the log files
(via linuxconf) actually do, since clearly it doesn't give access to the log
files.

thanks, and regards,

-Greg


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E-Mail: Gregory Hosler <gregory.hosler@eno.ericsson.se>
Date: 04-Oct-00
Time: 09:28:50

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             ...Oh, wait a minute, he already does.

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