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
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484336
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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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