A Linux administrator is configuring a log collector agent to monitor logs in /var/log/collector. The agent is reporting that it cannot write to the directory. The agent runs as the logger user account. The administrator runs a few commands and reviews the following output:
makefile
Output 1:
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Oct 20:13 collector
Output 2:
file: /var/log/collector
owner: root
group: root
user::rwx
group::r-x
mask::rwx
other::r-x
Output 3:
uid=1010(logger) gid=1010(monitor) groups=1010(monitor)
Which of the following is the best way to resolve the issue?

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A Linux administrator is configuring a log collector agent to monitor logs in /var/log/collector. The agent is reporting that it cannot write to the directory. The agent runs as the logger user account. The administrator runs a few commands and reviews the following output:

makefile

Output 1:

drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Oct 20:13 collector

Output 2:

file: /var/log/collector

owner: root

group: root

user::rwx

group::r-x

mask::rwx

other::r-x

Output 3:

uid=1010(logger) gid=1010(monitor) groups=1010(monitor)

Which of the following is the best way to resolve the issue?

Junwei Li · Accepted Answer

setfacl -Rm u:logger /var/log/collector

Junwei Li · Answer

usermod -aG root logger

Junwei Li · Answer

chmod 644 /var/log/collector

Junwei Li · Answer

chown -R logger /var/log

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