--- logrotate/config.c

+++ logrotate/config.c

@@ -771,8 +771,8 @@ static int readConfigFile(const char *configFile, struct logInfo *defConfig)

     }

     if (!S_ISREG(sb.st_mode)) {

 	message(MESS_DEBUG,

-		"Ignoring %s because it's not a regular file.\n",

-		configFile);

+		"Ignoring %s because of unacceptable file type %#o.\n",

+		configFile, sb.st_mode & S_IFMT);

 	close(fd);

 	return 0;

     }

--- logrotate/logrotate.c

+++ logrotate/logrotate.c

@@ -1022,17 +1022,16 @@ int findNeedRotating(struct logInfo *log, int logNum, int force)

 	return 1;

     }

+    if (!S_ISREG(sb.st_mode)) {

+	message(MESS_DEBUG, "  log %s has unacceptable file type %#o, skipping.\n",

+		log->files[logNum], sb.st_mode & S_IFMT);

+	return 0;

+    }

+

     state = findState(log->files[logNum]);

     state->doRotate = 0;

     state->sb = sb;

-	if ((sb.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK) {

-	    message(MESS_DEBUG, "  log %s is symbolic link. Rotation of symbolic"

-			" links is not allowed to avoid security issues -- skipping.\n",

-		    log->files[logNum]);

-		return 0;

-	}

-

     if (force) {

 	/* user forced rotation of logs from command line */

 	state->doRotate = 1;