That isn't the case, apparently. The file is only readable by user/group, but not others, in Impish, at least.
Upgrade: $ lsb_release -cs impish $ ls -l /var/log/dmesg -rw-r----- 1 root adm 95595 Oct 28 11:46 /var/log/dmesg Install: $ lsb_release -cs impish $ ls -l /var/log/dmesg -rw-r----- 1 root adm 45200 Dec 1 12:12 /var/log/dmesg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1952353 Title: dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1952353/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
