[Bug 1875950] [NEW] rsyslog log files failing to rotate

[Dominic]

Public bug reported:

In focal, /etc/logrotate.conf contains:

   su root adm

logrotate does not rotate files in /var/log:

   error: skipping "/var/log/syslog" because parent directory has insecure permissions
   (It's world writable or writable by group which is not "root") Set "su" directive
   in config file to tell logrotate which user/group should be used for rotation.

Parent directory permissions:

  drwxrwxr-x  9 root syslog 4096 Apr 29 17:17 log

** Affects: logrotate (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  rsyslog log files failing to rotate

Status in logrotate package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In focal, /etc/logrotate.conf contains:

     su root adm

  logrotate does not rotate files in /var/log:

     error: skipping "/var/log/syslog" because parent directory has insecure permissions
     (It's world writable or writable by group which is not "root") Set "su" directive
     in config file to tell logrotate which user/group should be used for rotation.

  Parent directory permissions:

    drwxrwxr-x  9 root syslog 4096 Apr 29 17:17 log

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