[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside]
sysklogd (1.4.1-21ubuntu3) gutsy; urgency=low * debian/rc: * Fix syslogd to run as syslog user. Fix LP: #120085. * Add comment that points to /etc/default/syslogd to set default options. Fix LP: #103232. * debian/cron.daily, debian/cron.weekly: * Rotate logs with the correct ownership. -- Mathias Gug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:57:55 -0400 ** Changed in: sysklogd (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside]
Thanks for your patch. However, I would just update the comment to state that the default configuration should be set in /etc/default/syslogd. I wouldn't set the default SYSLOGD in the init script to use the -u switch as this configuration needs more work to make it works correctly (as you reported in bug #120085). ** Changed in: sysklogd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Low -- sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside]
I have found further problems with syslogd, which I've reported in bug #120085. -- sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside]
Sorry, I need to upload yet another version of the patchset... third time lucky. I wasn't allowing for the possibility that /etc/default/syslogd exists, yet doesn't set $SYSLOGD. This is mentioned in the Debian policy manual at http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy /ch-opersys.html, section 9.3.2 ** Attachment added: syslogpatch3.tar.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8044300/syslogpatch3.tar.gz -- sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
smaug said: oh - that was what confused me in the first post ... running syslogd as root may be a potential security issue, is it ? I think it is. I'll flag this as a security bug. ** This bug has been flagged as a security issue ** Changed in: sysklogd (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed = Confirmed ** Summary changed: - sysklogd init-script arguments + sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside] -- sysklogd init-script arguments [patch inside] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
Oops, I left a debugging statement in one of the patches. Revised patchset attached. ** Attachment added: syslogpatch2.tar.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8036281/syslogpatch2.tar.gz -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
** Changed in: sysklogd (Ubuntu) Status: Rejected = Unconfirmed -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
Paradoxically, the /etc/default files are intended for you to modify to *change* the defaults -- so you don't need to edit the init script, and thus risk difficult merges if the init script changes. -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
so if I understand you right variables in init-scripts should not be changed. Changes should be made in the default files. Sorry for the misunderstanding and thank you for the explanation. -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
I still believe there is a bug, although it has changed slightly. I'm running a very new, fresh install of feisty. The default /etc/init.d/sysklogd has the line: SYSLOGD=-u syslog The default /etc/init.d/syslogd has the line: SYSLOGD= which overrides/nukes the init.d parameters. This means that syslogd is running as root, instead of running as the lower privileged user of syslog. I confirmed this with ps -ef. A fix would be to copy/move the SYSLOGD= line from init.d into /etc/default/syslogd. Or to remove /etc/default/syslogd entirely in the default install. -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
:) oh - that was what confused me in the first post ... running syslogd as root may be a potential security issue, is it ? -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
Do you have either an /etc/default/syslogd or /etc/ltsp/syslogd file, which can override the value of that variable (as documented in the script)? -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
thank you for your reply, yes I have such a file: --snip-- # # For remote UDP logging use SYSLOGD=-r # SYSLOGD= --snap-- so it's correct that the default file is overwriting the the arguments in the init.d-script ? isn't it better to place the default-definition over the SYSLOGD variable in the init-script itself ? -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
I can confirm this bug. I found that if you move the SYSLOGD line containing the parameters down below the . /lib/lsb/init-functions line, then it works. So something in init-functions is nuking the SYSLOGD variable. -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
let me try to explain it again: --snip-- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps aux |grep sysl root 4523 0.0 0.1 1700 644 ?Ss 19:28 0:00 /sbin/syslogd fmeister 29528 0.0 0.1 2884 748 pts/1R+ 21:06 0:00 grep sysl --snap-- syslog is running as _root_ but in /etc/init.d/sysklogd is: --snip-- # Options for start/restart the daemons # For remote UDP logging use SYSLOGD=-r # SYSLOGD=-u syslog --snap-- so it _should_ run as user syslog ... i tried to add some parameters - _no_ parameters are recognized in this variable SYSLOGD in the init-script. if I rename every occurrence of the variable SYSLOGD into somewhat other, it works. -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
that is what I've done. I've changed the variable in the script. -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 103232] Re: sysklogd init-script arguments
Where is it documented that you can pass the variable into the script? If you want to change the arguments, EDIT the script and change the SYSLOGD variable definition near the top ** Changed in: sysklogd (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed = Rejected -- sysklogd init-script arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
