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[Bug 1372502] [NEW] usermetrics stopped working some time ago due to wrong group for files

 

Public bug reported:

$ ls -ld /var/lib/usermetrics/ ; sudo ls -l /var/lib/usermetrics/
drwxr-x--- 2 messagebus usermetrics 4096 Aug 21 11:05 /var/lib/usermetrics/
total 28
-rw-r--r-- 1 messagebus usermetrics 22528 Aug 21 11:05 usermetrics6.db

This may be related to bug #1363129, where rsyslog stopped working
because /var/log/syslog was owned by 'usermetrics'.

Workaround:
$ sudo chown -R usermetrics /var/lib/usermetrics/

** Affects: libusermetrics (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  $ ls -ld /var/lib/usermetrics/ ; sudo ls -l /var/lib/usermetrics/
  drwxr-x--- 2 messagebus usermetrics 4096 Aug 21 11:05 /var/lib/usermetrics/
  total 28
  -rw-r--r-- 1 messagebus usermetrics 22528 Aug 21 11:05 usermetrics6.db
  
  This may be related to bug #1363129, where rsyslog stopped working
  because /var/log/syslog was owned by 'usermetrics'.
+ 
+ Workaround:
+ $ sudo chown -R usermetrics /var/lib/usermetrics/

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1372502

Title:
  usermetrics stopped working some time ago due to wrong group for files

Status in “libusermetrics” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  $ ls -ld /var/lib/usermetrics/ ; sudo ls -l /var/lib/usermetrics/
  drwxr-x--- 2 messagebus usermetrics 4096 Aug 21 11:05 /var/lib/usermetrics/
  total 28
  -rw-r--r-- 1 messagebus usermetrics 22528 Aug 21 11:05 usermetrics6.db

  This may be related to bug #1363129, where rsyslog stopped working
  because /var/log/syslog was owned by 'usermetrics'.

  Workaround:
  $ sudo chown -R usermetrics /var/lib/usermetrics/

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