On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:01:55 -0800
Qrux <[email protected]> wrote:

> After installing OpenSSH,  I'm seeing errors like this:
> 
>       sshd[1226]: Excess permission or bad ownership on file /var/log/btmp
> 
> Quick google turns up:
> 
>       https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1825
> 
> TL;DR - I think we ought to change the last few lines from this:
> 
>       touch /var/run/utmp /var/log/{btmp,lastlog,wtmp}
>       chgrp -v utmp /var/run/utmp /var/log/lastlog
>       chmod -v 664 /var/run/utmp /var/log/lastlog
> 
> to this:
> 
>       touch /var/run/utmp /var/log/{btmp,lastlog,wtmp}
>       chgrp -v utmp /var/run/utmp /var/log/{lastlog,btmp}
>       chmod -v 664 /var/run/utmp /var/log/lastlog
>       chmod -v 0600 /var/log/btmp
> 
> Does anyone see an issue with changing the group and perms of /var/log/btmp 
> to fit SSH's expectations?

I agree, if we create /var/log/btmp it should be chmod 600, but I
wonder, do we need it? Does anything use it?

Andy
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