Package: base-passwd Version: 3.5.22 Severity: wishlist >From /usr/share/doc/base-passwd/users-and-groups.txt.gz: > adm > > Group adm is used for system monitoring tasks. Members of this group can > read many log files in /var/log, and can use xconsole. > > Historically, /var/log was /usr/adm (and later /var/adm), thus the name of > the group. > > HELP: Perhaps policy should state the purpose of this group so users may > be > safely added to it, in certainty that all they'll be able to do is read > logs. Wouldn't hurt to rename it 'log' either ...
As stated in the documentation the adm group should be renamed to log. This is not an easy task, but it doesn't hurt to have it documented in the bts. Helmut -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
