Workaround, separate logging rules for newws (for readability) and change the FileOwner and FileGroup.
diff -uNr rsyslog.d.orig/50-default.conf rsyslog.d/50-default.conf --- rsyslog.d.orig/50-default.conf 2011-03-23 14:14:53.000000000 +0100 +++ rsyslog.d/50-default.conf 2011-03-23 13:27:43.000000000 +0100 @@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ mail.warn -/var/log/mail.warn mail.err /var/log/mail.err -# -# Logging for INN news system. -# -news.crit /var/log/news/news.crit -news.err /var/log/news/news.err -news.notice -/var/log/news/news.notice # # Some "catch-all" log files. diff -uNr rsyslog.d.orig/60-news.conf rsyslog.d/60-news.conf --- rsyslog.d.orig/60-news.conf 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 +++ rsyslog.d/60-news.conf 2011-03-23 13:37:23.000000000 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +$FileOwner news +$FileGroup news + +# +# Logging for INN news system. +# +news.crit /var/log/news/news.crit +news.err /var/log/news/news.err +news.notice -/var/log/news/news.notice + +$FileOwner syslog +$FileGroup adm -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/740968 Title: news logfiles should be owned by news:news for news.daily -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs