---
title: When journalctl requires sudo to view even if user has been in correct group
date: 2024-09-24 03:53:26.048615 UTC
---
I recently upgraded my server to Ubuntu 24.04 (live upgrade). After that, I couldn't view journald logs without using `sudo`, even though my user has been in `adm`/`systemd-journal` group.

Here is how to fix:

```sh
sudo dpkg-reconfigure systemd
```