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Fix #60: document how to set side-wide permissions on log files

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Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
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man/syslog.conf.5
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@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ a file can reach before it is rotated, and later compressed. This
feature is mostly intended for embedded systems that do not want to have feature is mostly intended for embedded systems that do not want to have
cron or a separate log rotate daemon. cron or a separate log rotate daemon.
.Pp .Pp
.Sy Note:
the permissions of the rotated files are kept. Meaning the
administrator can create all log files, before starting
.Nm
the first time, with the permissions needed for the site. However, if
the log files do not exist,
.Nm
will create them with the user and group it runs as and 0644
permissions.
.Pp
Comments, lines starting with a hash mark ('#'), and empty lines are Comments, lines starting with a hash mark ('#'), and empty lines are
ignored. If an error occurs during parsing the whole line is ignored. ignored. If an error occurs during parsing the whole line is ignored.
.Pp .Pp

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man/syslogd.8
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@ -330,6 +330,16 @@ The size argument takes optional modifiers; k, M, G. E.g., 100M is
The optional number of files kept include both gzipped files and the The optional number of files kept include both gzipped files and the
first rotated (not zipped) file. The default for this, when omitted, first rotated (not zipped) file. The default for this, when omitted,
is 5. is 5.
.Pp
.Sy Note:
the permissions of the rotated files are kept. Meaning the
administrator can create all log files, before starting
.Nm
the first time, with the permissions needed for the site. However, if
the log files do not exist,
.Nm
will create them with the user and group it runs as and 0644
permissions.
.It Fl s .It Fl s
Operate in secure mode. Do not log messages from remote machines. If Operate in secure mode. Do not log messages from remote machines. If
specified twice, no network socket will be opened at all, which also specified twice, no network socket will be opened at all, which also