else
snprintf(buffer, STRING_SIZE - 1, "/bin/sed -e 's/^#\\?\\(\\*\\.\\*[[:blank:]]\\+@.\\+\\)$/#\\1/' /etc/syslog.conf >&%d", config_fd );
- snprintf(buffer, STRING_SIZE - 1, "/bin/sed -e 's/*.\\/var\\/log\\/messages/%s \\/var\\/log\\/messages/' /etc/syslog.conf >&%d", varmessages, config_fd );
+ snprintf(buffer, STRING_SIZE - 1, "/bin/sed 's/*.\\/var\\/log\\/messages/%s \\/var\\/log\\/messages/' /etc/syslog.conf >&%d", varmessages, config_fd );
/* if the return code isn't 0 failsafe */
if ((rc = unpriv_system(buffer,99,99)) != 0)