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Re: sshd "PrintLastLog yes"


On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 12:23:53PM -0400, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> >   That's why I
> > suggested adding this into "ssh-host-config" (which will presumably be run
> > by new users to set up sshd) instead.  Another advantage of
> > "ssh-host-config" is that it's interactive (whereas postinstall scripts
> > aren't, or shouldn't be).
>
> ssh isn't exclusiv user or owner of /var/log/lastlog.  It's a system
> file, not an application specific file.
>
> Corinna

I understand that.  What I was suggesting was that permissions only get
modified in application-specific config scripts that are either
interactive and/or are explicitly invoked by the user -- ssh was just an
example (another one is iu-config).
	Igor
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