[Pkg-systemd-maintainers] Bug#724668: Bug#724668: Please add systemd-journal group by default

[Moritz Muehlenhoff]

On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 02:29:58PM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> forcemerge 717386 724668
> thanks
> 
> Hi Guido,
> 
> Am 26.09.2013 14:17, schrieb Guido Günther:
> > attached patch adds the systemd-journal group by default so one doesn't
> > have to create it explicitly in order to add user to it. This makes it
> > simpler to enable users to read all logs.
> 
> I'm merging this bug with the existing one (#717386).
> I vaguely remember that we discussed that on IRC, and one concern that
> was raised by Tollef iirc was, why we not just continue to use adm
> (which systemd has used in the past). I don't think we came to a
> conclusion yet, whether we should just patch systemd to use adm or
> follow upstream and use a dedicated group.

I think we should followup upstream. I streamlines the group name
across distros and "adm" is a really confusing legacy name for the group.

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch12.en.html:
| Historically, /var/log was /usr/adm (and later /var/adm), thus the name of 
| the group. 

Cheers,
        Moritz