Public bug reported: Since 9 Oct 2017 that subdir is unreadable and empty.
oem@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /var/log/gdm3 ls: cannot open directory '/var/log/gdm3': Permission denied oem@ubuntu:~$ sudo ls -la /var/log/gdm3 [sudo] password for oem: total 8 drwx--x--x 2 root gdm 4096 Oct 9 19:50 . drwxrwxr-x 11 root syslog 4096 Mar 15 05:23 .. So i have updated the rights: sudo chmod +rx /var/log/gdm3/ and then get: oem@ubuntu:~$ sudo ls -la /var/log/gdm3/ total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 root gdm 4096 Oct 9 19:50 . drwxrwxr-x 11 root syslog 4096 Mar 15 05:23 .. But rebooting set back to: 'drwx--x--x 2 root gdm' and so cant register logfile again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gdm3 3.27.92-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-12.13-generic 4.15.7 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Mar 15 13:24:42 2018 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gdm3 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic ** Summary changed: - '/var/log/gdm3': Permission denied + '/var/log/gdm3/': Permission denied -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1756061 Title: '/var/log/gdm3/': Permission denied To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1756061/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs