[syslog-ng]file/directory permissions

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take a look at this
http://www.campin.net/syslog-ng/expanded-syslog-ng.conf

and this
http://www.balabit.com/products/syslog_ng/reference/book1.html

>From: "netsec novice" <netsec9@hotmail.com>
>To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu
>Subject: [syslog-ng]file/directory permissions
>Reply-To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu
>Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 19:08:34 +0000
>
>
>I am a linux newbie so please don't blast me for my ignorance.  I have set
>
>up syslog-ng on my SUSE box and even managed to configure the syslog-ng.conf
>
>so that any newcoming syslog messages are organized by IP address as a 
>directory and a new file is created for each day.  I now need to allow 
>others to view these logs but default privileges are for owner=root and

>group=root.  I need all newly created directories and files to allow access
>
>to a group named syslog that I created.  Is it a matter of starting the

>syslog service with different privileges or 'owner'.  Currently, I'm having
>
>to go into the syslog file structure and chgrp and chmod to my desired 
>settings on a daily basis.  I'm open to any suggestions....
>
>Nicole
>
>
>
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