Ubuntu
upstart package

Upstart logfiles should be readable by adm group

Bug #1074564 reported by Joost Cassee
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This bug affects 17 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
upstart (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Logfiles in /var/log/upstart are only readable by root. They should be readable by members of the 'adm' group, like most other logfiles.

(Ubuntu 12.04.)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in upstart (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Steve Langasek (vorlon)
Changed in upstart (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Low
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Peter Waller (peter.waller) wrote :

Some admins are typing "sudo bash" because it's inconvenient to have to sudo to look at each log file. This is pretty annoying, what does it take to get this fixed?

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Per Olausson (per-olauzzon-h) wrote :

Isn't this a trivial problem to resolve?

sudo chgrp adm /var/log/upstart /var/log/upstart/*
sudo chmod g+s /var/log/upstart

Surely such a trivial filesystem layout issue can't be stuck for years here?

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