Yes, I know.
If we set the directory permissions correctly that should make sure they are created with the same permissions as the directory.
Oh, I think I understand why you are saying. The RPM is setting an ACL on directories so that any file created below will inherit its parent's permissions. The RPM hasn't set an ACL on the syslog directory so we are now dealing with unix permissions, that is, calculating the default permissions based on the umask setting.
FWIW, umask modification isn't in cobbler anywhere.
So the fix is to track down where my umask is being changed, or to put an ACL on this directory...
Thanks, this is what I need.
Chris