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 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to logrotate in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1875950 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 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/logrotate/+bug/1875950/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp