All of the files and most of the directories in /var/log/ are owned by root. These are the exceptions.
root@joule:/var/log# ls -ld {c*,ex*,s*}/ drwxr-xr-x 2 _chrony _chrony 4096 Jul 22 2017 chrony/ drwxr-s--- 2 Debian-exim adm 4096 Oct 11 00:00 exim4/ drwxr-xr-x 2 stunnel4 stunnel4 4096 Jul 16 2019 stunnel4/ Comments about the unusual ownerships? Most of the group ownerships are root or adm. root@joule:/var/log# ls -ld * -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 436 Oct 11 13:03 alternatives.log drwxr-x--- 2 root adm 4096 Oct 11 00:00 apache2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 11 13:03 apt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5831 Oct 11 13:03 aptitude ... What determines adm or root? Thanks, ... P. What determines whether a particular file or directory is -- Tel: +1 604 670 0140 Bcc: peter at easthope. ca