What Does the Install Put In /var/log/security?

[Lowell Gilbert]

billg <wg at roomformonkeys.com> writes:

> I've been playing with a new install of 4.8-release (now 4.9-stable).
> I've set up a simple ipfw firewall.  Before enabling firewall logging, I
> thought I noticed that /var/log/security was a binary file.
> 
> Is that right?  What is installed there by default? Thanks.

It should probably be created as an empty file.

[But remember that there's no clear distinction between a "binary" and
a "text" file under Unix, except as you decide to interpret it...]