More information: $ls -ld /var/log/mpd drwxr-xr-x 2 mpd audio 4096 Sep 1 00:00 /var/log/mpd/
$ ls -l /var/log/mpd/ total 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 600 Sep 4 09:36 mpd.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 164 Aug 31 21:58 mpd.log.1.gz $cat /etc/logrotate.d/mpd /var/log/mpd/*.log { weekly missingok rotate 7 compress notifempty copytruncate create 600 } So I'd guess that the create statement in /etc/logrotate.d/mpd should read "create 600 mpd audio" and not just "create 600" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1842683 Title: Default Install of mpd not able to open /var/log/mpd/mpd.log on Disco Dingo so mpd.service fails. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpd/+bug/1842683/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs