<html> <head> <title>rsyslog.conf file</title> </head> <body> <h2>$FileCreateMode</h2> <p><b>Type:</b> global configuration directive</p> <p><b>Default:</b> 0644</p> <p><b>Description:</b></p> <p>The $FileCreateMode directive allows to specify the creation mode with which rsyslogd creates new files. If not specified, the value 0644 is used (which retains backward-compatibility with earlier releases). The value given must always be a 4-digit octal number, with the initial digit being zero.</p> <p>Please note that the actual permission depend on rsyslogd's process umask. If in doubt, use "$umask 0000" right at the beginning of the configuration file to remove any restrictions.</p> <p>$FileCreateMode may be specified multiple times. If so, it specifies the creation mode for all selector lines that follow until the next $FileCreateMode directive. Order of lines is vitally important.</p> <p><b>Sample:</b></p> <p><code><b>$FileCreateMode 0600</b></code></p> <p>This sample lets rsyslog create files with read and write access only for the users it runs under.</p> <p>The following sample is deemed to be a complete rsyslog.conf: <p><code><b>$umask 0000 # make sure nothing interferes with the following definitions<br> *.* /var/log/file-with-0644-default<br> $FileCreateMode 0600<br> *.* /var/log/file-with-0600<br> $FileCreateMode 0644<br> *.* /var/log/file-with-0644</b></code></p> <p>As you can see, open modes depend on position in the config file. Note the first line, which is created with the hardcoded default creation mode.</p> <p>[<a href="rsyslog_conf.html">rsyslog.conf overview</a>] [<a href="manual.html">manual index</a>] [<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog site</a>]</p> <p><font size="2">This documentation is part of the <a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog</a> project.<br> Copyright © 2007 by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer Gerhards</a> and <a href="http://www.adiscon.com/">Adiscon</a>. Released under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.</font></p> </body> </html>