/var/log/messages permission denied Centos 4 and 5

It would seem simplest just to drop a
CREATE 640 root:hobbitgroup
into /etc/logrotate.d/rsyslog or /etc/logrotate.d/syslog, depending on
which syslogging daemon you use.  This will handle the list of files at
the top of that config file.  Make sure you have the default include for
logrotate.d in /etc/logrotate.conf.

On Fri, May 16, 2008 20:21, Josh Luthman wrote:

Can you give us all some details on how do to that?

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Krash, Paul <user-3e9d978365e3@xymon.invalid> wrote:

I noticed on Centos 4 through 5.1 that the permissions on
/var/log/messages do not hold after the logs are rotated.

I added the chmod and chgrp commands to the logrotate scripts.

Not sure if this happens on other versions....

Best,

PKrash

------------------------------ *From:* Josh Luthman
[mailto:user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid] *Sent:* Friday, May 16, 2008 1:56
AM *To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid *Subject:* Re: [hobbit] /var/log/messages
permission denied

chgrp HOBBITUSER /var/log/messages chmod g+r /var/log/messages

Taken from:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/System_Monitoring_with_Hobbit/Administrati
on_Guide/Compiling_on_CentOS

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 2:51 AM, Gavin Leonard
<user-d65663809eb4@xymon.invalid> wrote:

When I look at my messages status on the Main BB page I only see
this? Do I need to change the perms on the /var/log/messages folder?


No entries in /var/log/messages
<http://misery.pgx.local/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=pbx-01&SECTI
ON=msgs:/var/log/messages>


Full log /var/log/messages
<http://misery.pgx.local/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=pbx-01&SECTI
ON=msgs:/var/log/messages>

Cannot open logfile /var/log/messages : Permission denied


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