Just an opinion Syslog-ng is much more secure.
It is a bad security practice to add suid to scripts. -----Original Message----- From: lpi-examdev-boun...@lpi.org [mailto:lpi-examdev-boun...@lpi.org] On Behalf Of lpi-examdev-requ...@lpi.org Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 12:00 PM To: lpi-examdev@lpi.org Subject: lpi-examdev Digest, Vol 85, Issue 1 Send lpi-examdev mailing list submissions to lpi-examdev@lpi.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lpi-examdev-requ...@lpi.org You can reach the person managing the list at lpi-examdev-ow...@lpi.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of lpi-examdev digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Suggestion for 108.2 (Exam 102) System logging (Martin M?ller Skarbiniks Pedersen) 2. 105.2 Suggestion - remove "suid-rights of scripts" (Martin M?ller Skarbiniks Pedersen) 3. Re: 105.2 Suggestion - remove "suid-rights of scripts" (Anselm Lingnau) 4. Re: Suggestion for 108.2 (Exam 102) System logging (John Lupa) 5. Re: Suggestion for 108.2 (Exam 102) System logging (Anselm Lingnau) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 10:10:35 +0100 From: Martin M?ller Skarbiniks Pedersen <traxpla...@gmail.com> Subject: [lpi-examdev] Suggestion for 108.2 (Exam 102) System logging To: "This is the lpi-examdev mailing list." <lpi-examdev@lpi.org> Message-ID: <cagaa5bcsyh_utzfwkqhqetqvht5uspshghcbn3vwcjdpff8...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi, Currently the 108.2 topic says: "Candidates should be able to configure the syslog daemon. [...] Key Knowledge Areas [...] syslog [...] Terms and Utilities syslog.conf " I believe that many distributions for good reasons uses rsyslog or syslog-ng today and that have been the cases for some years. So I suggest that at least knowledge of syslog-ng, rsyslog exist or even better syslog-ng configuration should be added. Regards Martin M. S. Pedersen LPI Instructor SuperUsers A/S Denmark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/lpi-examdev/attachments/20150205 /dc5693d3/attachment-0001.htm ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 10:11:39 +0100 From: Martin M?ller Skarbiniks Pedersen <traxpla...@gmail.com> Subject: [lpi-examdev] 105.2 Suggestion - remove "suid-rights of scripts" To: "This is the lpi-examdev mailing list." <lpi-examdev@lpi.org> Message-ID: <CAGAA5beoa_hkmCq7AqpCoe75-p2j=gz00vk_xfrytsbuqvo...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi, Under 105.2 Customize or write simple scripts it says: " Description: Candidates should be able to customize existing scripts, or write simple new BASH scripts. [...] Manage the location, ownership, execution and suid-rights of scripts. " However you can set the suid-bit on shell-scripts but it will have no effect so I suggest that it is removed from the objectives. Regards Martin M. S. Pedersen LPI Instructor SuperUsers A/S Denmark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/lpi-examdev/attachments/20150205 /bbfed43f/attachment-0001.htm ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:32:50 +0100 From: Anselm Lingnau <anselm.lingnau+exam...@linupfront.de> Subject: Re: [lpi-examdev] 105.2 Suggestion - remove "suid-rights of scripts" To: "This is the lpi-examdev mailing list." <lpi-examdev@lpi.org> Message-ID: <87pp9o7lca....@ceol.strathspey.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Martin M?ller Skarbiniks Pedersen <traxpla...@gmail.com> wrote: > However you can set the suid-bit on shell-scripts but it will have no > effect so I suggest that it is removed from the objectives. Other Unix versions do support the SUID bit on scripts, so knowing that Linux intentionally ignores it (and why) may in fact be useful. Anselm -- Anselm Lingnau ... Linup Front GmbH ... Linux-, Open-Source- & Netz-Schulungen anselm.ling...@linupfront.de, +49(0)6151-9067-103, Fax -299, www.linupfront.de Linup Front GmbH, Postfach 100121, 64201 Darmstadt, Germany Sitz: Weiterstadt (AG Darmstadt, HRB7705), Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Oliver Michel ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 21:57:30 +1100 From: John Lupa <john.l...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [lpi-examdev] Suggestion for 108.2 (Exam 102) System logging To: "This is the lpi-examdev mailing list." <lpi-examdev@lpi.org> Message-ID: <CAOj54Ap-McQPHdXUSBGJzHNMGjyK=6ogwuorgz31xaxfo2c...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi, I would think that syslog should be presented as the "basic knowledge" with concepts and how it works and then recommended as improved/newer options the rsyslog and syslog-ng and/or other logging systems? I don't know much about syslog-ng but if there're common parts (concepts, the way some things work etc.) with rsyslog and/or other logging systems probably they should be included in the "basic knowledge"? Regards, JL On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 8:10 PM, Martin M?ller Skarbiniks Pedersen < traxpla...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Currently the 108.2 topic says: > > "Candidates should be able to configure the syslog daemon. > [...] > Key Knowledge Areas > [...] > syslog > [...] > Terms and Utilities > syslog.conf > " > > I believe that many distributions for good reasons uses rsyslog or > syslog-ng today and that have been the cases for some years. > > So I suggest that at least knowledge of syslog-ng, rsyslog exist or even > better syslog-ng configuration should be added. > > Regards > Martin M. S. Pedersen > LPI Instructor > SuperUsers A/S > Denmark > > > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > lpi-examdev@lpi.org > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/lpi-examdev/attachments/20150205 /8e6db0f0/attachment-0001.htm ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 13:01:42 +0100 From: Anselm Lingnau <anselm.lingnau+exam...@linupfront.de> Subject: Re: [lpi-examdev] Suggestion for 108.2 (Exam 102) System logging To: "This is the lpi-examdev mailing list." <lpi-examdev@lpi.org> Message-ID: <87k2zw7ehr....@ceol.strathspey.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 John Lupa <john.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would think that syslog should be presented as the "basic knowledge" with > concepts and how it works and then recommended as improved/newer options > the rsyslog and syslog-ng and/or other logging systems? Version 4.0 of the LPIC-1 objectives, which becomes effective later this month, does cover rsyslog and syslog-ng. Anselm -- Anselm Lingnau ... Linup Front GmbH ... Linux-, Open-Source- & Netz-Schulungen anselm.ling...@linupfront.de, +49(0)6151-9067-103, Fax -299, www.linupfront.de Linup Front GmbH, Postfach 100121, 64201 Darmstadt, Germany Sitz: Weiterstadt (AG Darmstadt, HRB7705), Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Oliver Michel ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list lpi-examdev@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev End of lpi-examdev Digest, Vol 85, Issue 1 ****************************************** _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list lpi-examdev@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
