"/var/log/cups/access_log" - Permission denied

[Gerhard Gaußling]

Am Sonntag, 30. April 2006 15:31 schrieb Thilo Six:
> > $ ls -l /var/log/cups/access_log
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin 21420 2006-04-23
> > 00:36 /var/log/cups/access_log
> >
> > I put cupsys into lpadmin, I'm not shure what are the downsides.
> >
> > What's the right configuration?
> > I'm wiondering what are the right permissions, too?
>
> $ ls -lh /var/log/cups/access_log
> -rw-r----- 1 cupsys lpadmin 0 23.04.06 07:40 /var/log/cups/access_log

Hmmm... interesting. 

I got several mails from logcheck with lines like this:

     136 localhost cupsd: Unable to open log 
file "/var/log/cups/error_log" - Permission denied

Please post a full output of ls -lh /var/log/cups

Here is mine:
ls -l /var/log/cups/*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       21420 Apr 23 00:36 /var/log/cups/access_log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root        1012 Apr 21 
16:34 /var/log/cups/access_log.1.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    14688 Apr 20 
01:52 /var/log/cups/access_log.2.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    25967 Apr 19 
11:13 /var/log/cups/access_log.3.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    11137 Apr 18 
10:20 /var/log/cups/access_log.4.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    18595 Apr 17 
11:33 /var/log/cups/access_log.5.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin     4372 Apr 16 
12:26 /var/log/cups/access_log.6.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    20543 Apr 15 
23:11 /var/log/cups/access_log.7.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin  1048589 Apr 21 
01:53 /var/log/cups/access_log.O
-rw------- 1 root lpadmin        0 Jun 27  
2005 /var/log/cups/cups-pdf_log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lp      11117331 Apr 29 23:49 /var/log/cups/error_log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    60288 Apr 21 
16:55 /var/log/cups/error_log.1.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    29650 Apr 20 
01:52 /var/log/cups/error_log.2.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    23812 Apr 19 
11:13 /var/log/cups/error_log.3.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    12007 Apr 18 
10:20 /var/log/cups/error_log.4.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    19238 Apr 17 
11:33 /var/log/cups/error_log.5.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    24775 Apr 16 
12:26 /var/log/cups/error_log.6.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin     7753 Apr 15 
23:11 /var/log/cups/error_log.7.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     1048581 Apr 22 
20:51 /var/log/cups/error_log.O
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin        0 Mar 26 10:25 /var/log/cups/page_log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin      381 Mar 26 
10:25 /var/log/cups/page_log.1.gz

and I changed it to this:
ls -l /var/log/cups/*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    21420 Apr 23 00:36 /var/log/cups/access_log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin     1012 Apr 21 
16:34 /var/log/cups/access_log.1.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    14688 Apr 20 
01:52 /var/log/cups/access_log.2.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    25967 Apr 19 
11:13 /var/log/cups/access_log.3.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    11137 Apr 18 
10:20 /var/log/cups/access_log.4.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    18595 Apr 17 
11:33 /var/log/cups/access_log.5.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin     4372 Apr 16 
12:26 /var/log/cups/access_log.6.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    20543 Apr 15 
23:11 /var/log/cups/access_log.7.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin  1048589 Apr 21 
01:53 /var/log/cups/access_log.O
-rw------- 1 root lpadmin        0 Jun 27  
2005 /var/log/cups/cups-pdf_log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin 11117331 Apr 29 23:49 /var/log/cups/error_log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    60288 Apr 21 
16:55 /var/log/cups/error_log.1.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    29650 Apr 20 
01:52 /var/log/cups/error_log.2.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    23812 Apr 19 
11:13 /var/log/cups/error_log.3.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    12007 Apr 18 
10:20 /var/log/cups/error_log.4.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    19238 Apr 17 
11:33 /var/log/cups/error_log.5.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin    24775 Apr 16 
12:26 /var/log/cups/error_log.6.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin     7753 Apr 15 
23:11 /var/log/cups/error_log.7.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin  1048581 Apr 22 
20:51 /var/log/cups/error_log.O
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin        0 Mar 26 10:25 /var/log/cups/page_log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lpadmin      381 Mar 26 
10:25 /var/log/cups/page_log.1.gz