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 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?

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From: Josh Luthman [mailto:user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid] Sent: 16. maí 2008 06:56
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/Administration_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&SECTION=msgs:/var/log/messages>;   Full log /var/log/messages <http://misery.pgx.local/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=pbx-01&SECTION=msgs:/var/log/messages>; Cannot open logfile /var/log/messages : Permission denied

 
Gavin Leonard

 
Director, Systems-Network Engineering

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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

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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

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

	 
Gavin Leonard

 
Director, Systems-Network Engineering

T

 XXX-XXX-XXXX

F

 XXX-XXX-XXXX

E

 user-d65663809eb4@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-d65663809eb4@xymon.invalid> 

 
Research | Marketing | Sales Generation

www.progrexion.com <http://www.progrexion.com/>; 

 
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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 12:10:22 +0000
From: user-86d0ecc4f2c5@xymon.invalid
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] /var/log/messages permission denied


We had this problem aswell at our site.

 
What seems to be happening is logrotate makes a new
/var/log/messages file and changes the permissions on the file. What we did to
fix this was:

 
1.      
Make a new goup and add the hobbit/bb user to the grp.

2.      
Edit /etc/logrotate.d/syslog and add/edit the following line

create 640 root „name of group“

Then hobbit/bb should be able to read the file.

 
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From: Josh Luthman
[mailto:user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid] 

Sent: 16. maí 2008 06:56

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/Administration_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?

 

 
    Gavin Leonard
    
    
    Director,
    Systems-Network Engineering
    
   
    T
    
    
     XXX-XXX-XXXX
    
   
    F
    
    
     XXX-XXX-XXXX
    
   
    E
    
    
     user-d65663809eb4@xymon.invalid
    
   
    Research
    | Marketing | Sales Generation
    
    
    www.progrexion.com
    
   
    This
    email and its contents are confidential. If you are not the intended
    recipient, delete this email and do not use or disclose the information
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--- Henry Spencer 

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/Administration_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&SECTION=msgs:/var/log/messages>;


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

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


*Gavin Leonard*

[image: cid:image001.gif at 01C856AD.922EF120]

Director, Systems-Network Engineering

*T*

 XXX-XXX-XXXX

*F*

 XXX-XXX-XXXX

*E*

 user-d65663809eb4@xymon.invalid


Research | Marketing | Sales Generation

*www.progrexion.com* <http://www.progrexion.com/>;


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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:

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

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


*Gavin Leonard*

[image: cid:image001.gif at 01C856AD.922EF120]

Director, Systems-Network Engineering

*T*

XXX-XXX-XXXX

*F*

XXX-XXX-XXXX

*E*

user-d65663809eb4@xymon.invalid


Research | Marketing | Sales Generation

*www.progrexion.com* <http://www.progrexion.com/>;


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On Fri, May 16, 2008 21:32, Hobbit User in Richmond wrote:

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.

Mr. Luthman wrote:

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

 
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Gavin Leonard <user-d65663809eb4@xymon.invalid> a écrit :

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&SECTION=msgs:/var/log/messages>;
Full
log /var/log/messages<http://misery.pgx.local/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=pbx-01&SECTION=msgs:/var/log/messages>;
Cannot open logfile /var/log/messages : Permission denied

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Krash, Paul <user-3e9d978365e3@xymon.invalid> wrote:

Mr. Luthman wrote:

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

Sure!
Here is the default script from Centos5.1 with the chmod command:

       #/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
       #!/bin/sh
       /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
       EXITVALUE=$?
       if [ $EXITVALUE != 0 ]; then
           /usr/bin/logger -t logrotate "ALERT exited abnormally with
[$EXITVALUE]"
       fi
       /bin/chmod 755 /var/log/messages
       exit 0

Notice that this makes /var/log/messages world readable. :-O

But I digress. :-)

Best,

PKrash, temporarily working off a Winserver, sorry for any Outlook
mangling.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Luthman <user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid>
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid <user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid>
Sent: Mon May 19 10:15:49 2008
Subject: Re: [hobbit] /var/log/messages permission denied Centos 4 and 5

For the record...on all of my CentOS 5 and 5.1 boxes it stuck with the modified group.


On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Krash, Paul <user-3e9d978365e3@xymon.invalid> wrote:


	Mr. Luthman wrote:
	

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

	
	
	Sure!
	Here is the default script from Centos5.1 with the chmod command:
	
	       #/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
	       #!/bin/sh
	       /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
	       EXITVALUE=$?
	       if [ $EXITVALUE != 0 ]; then
	           /usr/bin/logger -t logrotate "ALERT exited abnormally with
	[$EXITVALUE]"
	       fi
	       /bin/chmod 755 /var/log/messages
	       exit 0
	
	Notice that this makes /var/log/messages world readable. :-O
	
	But I digress. :-)
	
	Best,
	
	PKrash, temporarily working off a Winserver, sorry for any Outlook
	mangling.
	

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-----Original Message-----
From: L.M.J [mailto:user-78bb6d5d9024@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 1:21 AM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] /var/log/messages permission denied

Le Fri, 16 May 2008 00:51:46 -0600,
Gavin Leonard <user-d65663809eb4@xymon.invalid> a écrit :

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

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

Hello Gavin,

 Here  ll /var/log/messages
  -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5137 2008-05-18 09:11 /var/log/messages  I would add Hobbit in the "adm" group, what do you think about it ?

  CU