Comment 19 for bug 484336

We changed to this and chowned some dirs which needed but rarely needed.

$PrivDropToUser syslog
$PrivDropToGroup adm

On 22 February 2013 14:40, Vincens Mink <email address hidden> wrote:

> 12.04.1 LTS
> Workaround does not work.
> But if you drop both Group and Owner to adm dynamic files can be created,
> have not tried with directories.
>
> $PrivDropToUser adm
> $PrivDropToGroup adm
>
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> Title:
> /etc/rsyslog.conf permissions incorrect/missing for creation of
> dynamic files
>
> Status in “rsyslog” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: rsyslog
>
> When using templates to create dynamic directories and files with
> rsyslog, rsyslog can create the directories, but does not have the
> appropriate permissions to create files within them.
>
> By default, directories created by rsyslog are owned root:root and
> generates an error in /var/log/syslog as follows:
>
> rsyslogd: Cout not open dynamic file '...' -
> discarding message
>
> Furthermore, adding $DirOwner and $DirGroup to match those of
> $FileOwner and $FileGroup, the setting '$PrivDropToGroup syslog'
> further prevents rsyslog from creating dynamic files. Setting
> '$PrivDropToGroup adm' resolves this issue.
>
> Attached is a patch that corrects these issues.
>
> Rich
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