Re: Root user with reason, and thanks

[Ramon Gandia <rfg nook net>]

Stephen Berg wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 01 Jan 1999 15:53:51 -0400, Shera wrote:
> 
> >groupadd logfiles
> >chgrp logfiles /var/log/messages
> >chmod g+r /var/log/messages
> >
> >Then add your user to group 'logfiles'.
> 
> Is logrotate going to maintain that group ownership if it's actively
> rotating the logs?

Yes.

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