[rt-users] Can't write to /var/log/rt2/rt.log0: Permission denied

[Josh Rowe]

Thanks, that did the trick, "nobody" was the culprit in the end:

-rw-------   1 nobody   nobody         0 Aug 24 10:24 rt.log0


Josh
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rt-users-admin at lists.fsck.com 
> [mailto:rt-users-admin at lists.fsck.com] On Behalf Of Rich Lafferty
> Sent: Saturday, 24 August 2002 10:13 
> To: rt-users at lists.fsck.com
> Subject: Re: [rt-users] Can't write to /var/log/rt2/rt.log0: 
> Permission denied
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 10:05:42AM +1000, Josh Rowe 
> <josh at email.nu> wrote:
> > 
> > [Sat Aug 24 09:49:30 2002] [error] Can't write to
> > '/var/log/rt2/rt.log0': Permission denied at 
> > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/Log/Dispatch/File.pm line 72.
> > 
> > I have checked the FAQ and did most of what's suggested here:
> > "Error: Can't write to rt2/log/foo: permissioned denied" 
> > http://fsck.com/rtfm/article.html?id=5#110 but to no avail.
> 
> While you watch, make the directory world-writeable, and see what 
> ownership the files have. THen make the perms allow that.
> (Also check to make sure that user can descend past /var/log.)
> 
> Be careful not to accidentally leave the directory 
> world-writeable. :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>   -Rich
> 
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