Check out your UMASK. Rgds, J -----Original Message----- From: Hamilton, Andrew [mailto:Andrew.Hamilton@afccc.af.mil] Sent: 09 June 2003 6:37 pm To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu Subject: RE: [syslog-ng]log file permission What version are you using? Is this a global option or a per file option? Regards, Drew -----Original Message----- From: Moktar KONE [mailto:moktar@mtds.com] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 1:20 PM To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu Subject: [syslog-ng]log file permission dear all, I am using syslog-ng and I want my log file be created with this permission : rwx-rwx-rwx ; I added this line in the options : perm(777); but my file is not created with the expected permission. any idea? _______________________________________________ syslog-ng maillist - syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu https://lists.balabit.hu/mailman/listinfo/syslog-ng Frequently asked questions at http://www.campin.net/syslog-ng/faq.html _______________________________________________ syslog-ng maillist - syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu https://lists.balabit.hu/mailman/listinfo/syslog-ng Frequently asked questions at http://www.campin.net/syslog-ng/faq.html