--- pppd/main.c
+++ pppd/main.c
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@
     if (log_to_fd >= 0)
 	errfd = log_to_fd;
     else
-	errfd = open(_PATH_CONNERRS, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT, 0600);
+	errfd = open(_PATH_CONNERRS, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT, 0644);
 
     ++conn_running;
     pid = safe_fork(in, out, errfd);