I'm running into this as well. On: --- Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty
Running: ------- rsyslog 7.4.4-1ubuntu2 /var/log permissions are: --------------------------- drwxrwxr-x 6 root root 4096 Apr 30 07:11 log Running rsyslog in the foreground with debugging flags results in this sequence of messages: 2009.061284547:7f7636f81780: cnf:global:cfsysline: $PrivDropToUser syslog 2009.061356413:7f7636f81780: uid 101 obtained for user 'syslog' 2009.061373099:7f7636f81780: cnf:global:cfsysline: $PrivDropToGroup syslog 2009.061464895:7f7636f81780: gid 103 obtained for group 'syslog' ... 2009.173401545:7f763387f700: file '/var/log/syslog' opened as #-1 with mode 416 2009.173429557:7f763387f700: strm 0x7f762c000b70: open error 13, file '/var/log/syslog': Permission denied As mentioned in other comments, possible workarounds are: 0. Touch (and ensure syslog:adm perm) on the file before the daemon starts 1. Make /var/log permissions more permissive (allowing adm to write to it). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256695 Title: cannot create log files in /var/log To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/1256695/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
