Fix logs permission

empire/server/server.py

@@ -35,7 +35,15 @@ def setup_logging(args):
         log_level = logging.getLevelName(empire_config.logging.level.upper())
 
     log_dir = empire_config.logging.directory
-    log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    try:
+        log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    except PermissionError:
+        user_home = Path.home()
+        log_dir = user_home / ".empire" / "server" / "downloads" / "logs"
+        log.debug(f"Permission denied to create logs in the directory specified in the configuration file. Logs will be stored in {log_dir}")
+        log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
     root_log_file = log_dir / "empire_server.log"
     root_logger = logging.getLogger()
     # If this isn't set to DEBUG, then we won't see debug messages from the listeners.
@@ -52,19 +60,6 @@ def setup_logging(args):
     root_logger_stream_handler.setLevel(log_level)
     root_logger.addHandler(root_logger_stream_handler)
 
-    try:
-        user = os.getenv("SUDO_USER")
-        if user:
-            user_info = pwd.getpwnam(user)
-            os.chown(root_log_file, user_info.pw_uid, user_info.pw_gid)
-            log.debug(f"Log file owner changed to {user}.")
-        else:
-            log.warning("Log file owner not changed. SUDO_USER not found.")
-    except KeyError:
-        log.error("User not found. Log file owner not changed.")
-    except PermissionError:
-        log.error("Permission denied. You need root privileges to change file owner.")
-
 
 CSHARP_DIR_BASE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "csharp/Covenant")
 INVOKE_OBFS_SRC_DIR_BASE = os.path.join(