Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 30 Jan 1997 10:37:32 +1100 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: Log read permissions |
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Chris Evans writes: > > I note that "normal" users have permission to read the kernel log buffer. > I don't really see why the non-superuser should need access to these in > any way. > > Not that anything particularly sensitive goes into these logs mind you.. > however I'm sure user joe doesn't care if my floppy driver module has been > loaded/unloaded or that lp1 is out of paper/on fire etc :-)
I don't think this is a good idea. As an administrator, I don't want to have to always log in as root just to see if something has gone wrong. Another example of where a mere mortal may want to read the kernel log is if they are at the console and want to check why the floppy drive isn't working: the kernel message will tell them if the driver is available (either built-in or a loadable module). Then they can call the sysadmin and say either "the floppy driver isn't loaded" or "the floppy has stopped working". Nice of them to save the sysadmin time.
Regards,
Richard....
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