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In /etc/logrotate.conf is user permission different from one ubuntu version to another? .... and why ?? as i found it like that in ubuntu 18.04

# use the syslog group by default, since this is the owning group
# of /var/log/syslog.
su root syslog

and like that in ubuntu 20.04

# use the adm group by default, since this is the owning group 
# of /var/log/syslog.
su root adm
User..
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  • It's really not clear what you are actually asking here, Can you [edit](https://serverfault.com/posts/1083543/edit) the question to they and break it up into multiple sentences and be a little bit more verbose. – hardillb Nov 14 '21 at 20:56
  • Which versions do you get this from? I can see one version in 18.04 and the other in 20.04, but the 20.04 version states the default group is adm in the comment. – Paul Nov 14 '21 at 21:03
  • In 20.04 I see `# use the adm group by default, since this is the owning group`, which is not the same as in your question. – Paul Nov 14 '21 at 21:13
  • i've edited it ... – User.. Nov 14 '21 at 21:24

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The defaults you posted are correct for the versions already stated.

The change was introduced with Eoan based on bug report 1644996, which stated the default group changed in 16.04, but the bug only affected lighter versions of Ubuntu that do not come with rsyslog already installed.

Paul
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