DX UIM Nimsoft agent changing ownership of logs on linux

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

The Nimsoft agent is changing the ownership and permissions of certain log files after restarting the service.

Specifically, the logmon and processes log files are reverting to more restrictive permissions (-rw-------) after the agent restart, even though you've set them to be more permissive (-rwxrwxrwx).

Here's a clearer explanation of the problem:

1. Initial state: Some log files have restrictive permissions (-rw-------).
2. You change all log file permissions to 777 (-rwxrwxrwx).
3. After restarting the Nimsoft agent (nimbus service):
   • cdm log files maintain the 777 permissions
   • processes and logmon log files revert to restrictive permissions (-rw-------)

Environment

DX UIM 23.4 CU1

Cause

Working as designed.

Resolution

The probe intentionally creates log files with specific permissions. This restricted access is designed for internal use and security purposes.

This is working as designed.

 

Additional Information

If you believe changing the log file permissions would be beneficial, we encourage you to submit a feature request. Here's how:
a. Submit an enhancement request through our official channels.
b. Clearly outline your use case and the benefits of modifying log file permissions.
c. Our Product Management team will review the request and evaluate its potential implementation based on overall user needs and system security considerations.

 How to raise an enhancement request for DX UIM.