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From: Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>
To: nixnut <nixnut@×××××××.nl>
Cc: gentoo-hardened@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-hardened] syslog-ng wants to read /proc/kmsg. why?
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 15:09:11
Message-Id: 1092582542.4384.40.camel@simple
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-hardened] syslog-ng wants to read /proc/kmsg. why? by nixnut
1 On Sun, 2004-08-15 at 10:34, nixnut wrote:
2 > >>For some reason syslog-ng finds it necessary to write to /proc/kmsg. The
3 > >>policy does not allow this, so syslog-ng fails to start. Syslog-ng
4 > >>complains that it can't open /proc/kmsg for reading, but according to
5 > >>the policy it does have the rights to do so.
6 > >>
7 > >
8 > >This is a broken syslog-ng behavior. I fixed the policy for this a
9 > >while ago, but it hasn't gone out yet because I've been away for the
10 > >last month+.
11 > >
12
13 > Ah, I thought as much. Shouldn't syslog-ng get fixed then instead of the
14 > policy ;-)
15
16 Let us know when you have a patch for syslog-ng
17
18
19 > Could you post what I should change in the policy?
20 >
21 > Oh, and thanks for the quick reply!
22 >
23 > regards,
24 > nixnut
25 >
26 > --
27 > gentoo-hardened@g.o mailing list
28 --
29 Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>
30 Gentoo (hardened,security,infrastructure,embedded,toolchain) Developer

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Re: [gentoo-hardened] syslog-ng wants to read /proc/kmsg. why? Joshua Brindle <method@g.o>