On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 02:29:58PM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote: > forcemerge 717386 724668 > thanks > > Hi Guido, > > Am 26.09.2013 14:17, schrieb Guido Günther: > > attached patch adds the systemd-journal group by default so one doesn't > > have to create it explicitly in order to add user to it. This makes it > > simpler to enable users to read all logs. > > I'm merging this bug with the existing one (#717386). > I vaguely remember that we discussed that on IRC, and one concern that > was raised by Tollef iirc was, why we not just continue to use adm > (which systemd has used in the past). I don't think we came to a > conclusion yet, whether we should just patch systemd to use adm or > follow upstream and use a dedicated group.
I think we should followup upstream. I streamlines the group name across distros and "adm" is a really confusing legacy name for the group. http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch12.en.html: | Historically, /var/log was /usr/adm (and later /var/adm), thus the name of | the group. Cheers, Moritz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
