ktb writes: > Hmmmm, my ppp.log file shows the same: > ~$ ls -l /var/log/ppp.log > -rw-r----- 1 root adm 848182 Jan 14 16:04 /var/log/ppp.log
> And as a regular user gives me this: > ~$ plog > Jan 14 16:03:25 crossyourfingers pppd[772]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x76 > magic=0x3f1d] Your "regular user" is in group adm, right? /var/log/ppp.log is in group adm and is group readable. > I looked at the file /var/log/ppp.log itself as a regular user using > "cat" and found my password there. So if I don't have to use plog as > root do I have a security problem? Depends. Do you trust your "regular user"? I don't know why your regular user would be in adm, though. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
