Logging failed open() calls on /var/log/audit/audit.log

Robert Giles rgiles at arlut.utexas.edu
Thu Jun 29 18:12:40 UTC 2006


On Thu, 29 Jun 2006, Klaus Weidner wrote:
> If you really insist on the audit records, you could weaken the
> restrictions on the /var/log/audit/ directory (for example 711
> permissions) so that it doesn't reject the traversal. The audit files are
> still protected of course.

Thanks for the suggestion, didn't even think to try that - the failed 
attempts are recorded now and I don't think we really lose anything from 
our CSA's perspective in terms of security.

Thanks!

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