Re: files automatically changing permissionssdsds

[Barry Brimer <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>]

<snip>
> What I need to do is to figure out how to determine what exactly is
> changing the permissions on that directory's files so that I can put an end
> to it. Right now I have a chown -Rv 775 running on the directory every 5
> minutes. But that is just going to contribute to load and can't be a
> permanent solution.
>
> The directory in question is on an NFS share. However I am unsure of that
> being the cause.
>
> I'm afraid that I am at a loss for troubleshooting steps here. Can someone
> please help me find some ways to track this down and put an end to this?

I believe auditctl could help:

<https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Security_Guide/sec-Defining_Audit_Rules_and_Controls.html>
<http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-audit-files-to-see-who-made-changes-to-a-file.html>

Barry
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