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 protected]> 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 > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (878857). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484336 > > 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 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/484336/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484336 Title: /etc/rsyslog.conf permissions incorrect/missing for creation of dynamic files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/484336/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
