Re: Adding umask/chmod to FileAppender?

Michael Schmitz wrote:
> I disussed almost the same issue with the log4perl guys
as the problem
> Christian described is actually a major problem in our
project. I
> think it would be a great idea to permit specification
of the file
> mode via the configuration.
>   
Ok, I have nothing against adding Christian's patch  Just
interesting 
to hear Curt's view on this issue since log4j does not have
this feature.

Curt: Do you have anything to add?

Knut

On Aug 1, 2007, at 2:13 AM, Knut Urdalen wrote:

> Michael Schmitz wrote:
>> I disussed almost the same issue with the log4perl
guys as the  
>> problem
>> Christian described is actually a major problem in
our project. I
>> think it would be a great idea to permit
specification of the file
>> mode via the configuration.
>>
> Ok, I have nothing against adding Christian's patch
 Just 

> interesting to hear Curt's view on this issue since
log4j does not  
> have this feature.
>
> Curt: Do you have anything to add?
>
> Knut

I'm subscribed to the list, so you don't need to cc me.

I think the lack of the feature in log4j is due to the lack
of a  
portable API for setting file permissions in Java.  log4net
may have  
more access to OS-level features and might have insight
here.  I'll  
ask them for comments.  I browsed the log4net code and
didn't see any  
obvious hook for setting file permissions.  The could nest a
 
<securityContext> element as a child of FileAppender
and maybe that  
participates.  I don't think log4cxx has anything.