diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 532918ca97..802c13c68d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ tor (0.0.8+0.0.9pre5-2) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * unreleased.
   * Symlink tor(8) manpage to torrc(5).
+  * Make logs readable by the system administrators (group adm).
 
  -- Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org>  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:43:06 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/tor.postinst b/debian/tor.postinst
index cd2e91beeb..3224a32607 100644
--- a/debian/tor.postinst
+++ b/debian/tor.postinst
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ if [ "$2" = "" ]; then
 	chmod -R 700 /var/$i/tor
 	find /var/$i/tor -type f -exec chmod 600 '{}' ';'
     done
+    chgrp -R adm  /var/log/tor
+    chmod -R g+rX /var/log/tor
+    chmod    g+s  /var/log/tor
+else
+    # fix permissions of logs after 0.0.8+0.0.9pre5-1
+    if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
+        if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" le "0.0.8+0.0.9pre5-1" ; then
+            chgrp -R adm  /var/log/tor
+            chmod -R g+rX /var/log/tor
+            chmod    g+s  /var/log/tor
+        fi
+    fi
 fi
 
 #DEBHELPER#