[syslog-ng]change user:group of destination file
Alex Howansky
alex@wankwood.com
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:38:19 -0600 (CST)
> > According to the docs/faq, I should be able to do this:
> >
> > destination d_gb { file("/log/gb/$YEAR$MONTH$DAY" owner(log) group(log)); };
> >
> > But when starting, I get:
> >
> > Starting syslog-ng: parse error at 51
> > Parse error reading configuration file, exiting. (line 51)
> >
> > What am I missing?
>
> Maybe you're missing a semicolon on the line before?
Nope, but if I replace that line with this one:
destination d_gb { file("/log/gb/$YEAR$MONTH$DAY"); };
It works just fine, although the file is root:root...
And yes, the log user and log group exist. :)
Sorry, should have mentioned those things in the first place.
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Alex Howansky
Wankwood Associates
http://www.wankwood.com/