Gregory Hosler wrote:
> I would like to vew several of the log files, as a normal user. The files:
>
> /var/log/messages
> /var/log/maillog
> /var/log/uucp/Log
>
> come quickly to mind.
>
> If i do
>
> tail -f /var/log/messages
>
> I get
>
> tail: /var/log/messages: Permission denied
>
> This inspite of the fact that in linuconf, in the Users Account, User
> Information, Privileges, "may view log files" is ticked "granted".
>
> May I know, please, what does granting "may view log files" in teh user profile
> in linuxconf _really_ do, and also, is it possible to grant myself permission
> to view these log files ?
>
> Thank you, and regards,
>
> -Greg
I use sudo for this. Very cool tool but not part of the standard install. It is
in the distribution though.
Bret
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