Package: base-files Version: 13.6 Followup-For: Bug #1039973 I cannot comment on the quality of the patch, it may be more effective to rely on dh_usrlocal if possible. In the meantime, I have reached out to the policy team for clarification in #1099124 [1].
It seems to me that, by default, /var/local should align with the intent of the policy regarding /usr/local, which would entail avoiding root:staff ownership and, more importantly, the 2775 permissions. However, that is merely my interpretation of the policy's intent, and I don't wish to use it as a basis for enforcing a change. Therefore, I'd like to ask the base-files maintainer about their reasoning for the current unconditional ownership and permissions assigned to /var/local. [1] https://bugs.debian.org/1099124
