#!/bin/bash # Sleep for a couple of minutes to prevent a race condition with other cron jobs. sleep 120 # Secure /var/log # Set standard access perms for directories setfacl -m user::rwx,group::rx,other::x /var/log/ find /var/log/*/ -type d -exec setfacl -m user::rwx,group::rx,other::- {} \; # Set standard access perms for files find /var/log -type f -exec setfacl -Rm user::rw,group::r,other::- {} \; # Allow group 'admin' read access to all directories/files find /var/log -type d -exec setfacl -m group:admin:rX {} \; find /var/log -type f -exec setfacl -m group:admin:r {} \; # Set default access for new files in directories. find /var/log -type d -exec setfacl -dm user::rwX,group::rX,other::- {} \; find /var/log -type d -exec setfacl -dm group:admin:rX {} \; # /var/log/wtmp needs to be readable by everyone setfacl -m user::rw,group::r,other::r /var/log/wtmp # To clear above ACL settings: # setfacl -Rk /path # setfacl -Rx group:admin: /path # setfacl -Rx mask:: /path