diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/logging/ensure_rsyslog_log_file_configuration/rsyslog_files_groupownership/rule.yml b/linux_os/guide/system/logging/ensure_rsyslog_log_file_configuration/rsyslog_files_groupownership/rule.yml
index b047e475d92..a6791060c1c 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/logging/ensure_rsyslog_log_file_configuration/rsyslog_files_groupownership/rule.yml
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/logging/ensure_rsyslog_log_file_configuration/rsyslog_files_groupownership/rule.yml
@@ -2,32 +2,24 @@ documentation_complete: true
 
 title: 'Ensure Log Files Are Owned By Appropriate Group'
 
-description: |-
-    The group-owner of all log files written by
-    <tt>rsyslog</tt> should be
-{{% if 'debian' in product or 'ubuntu' in product %}}
-    <tt>adm</tt>.
+{{% if "ubuntu" in product or "debian" in product %}}
+    {{% set target_group="adm" %}}
 {{% else %}}
-    <tt>root</tt>.
+    {{% set target_group="root" %}}
 {{% endif %}}
+
+description: |-
+    The group-owner of all log files written by
+    <tt>rsyslog</tt> should be <tt>{{{ target_group }}}</tt>.
     These log files are determined by the second part of each Rule line in
     <tt>/etc/rsyslog.conf</tt> and typically all appear in <tt>/var/log</tt>.
     For each log file <i>LOGFILE</i> referenced in <tt>/etc/rsyslog.conf</tt>,
     run the following command to inspect the file's group owner:
     <pre>$ ls -l <i>LOGFILE</i></pre>
-    If the owner is not
-    {{% if 'debian' in product or 'ubuntu' in product %}}
-    <tt>adm</tt>,
-    {{% else %}}
-    <tt>root</tt>,
-    {{% endif %}}
+    If the owner is not <tt>{{{ target_group }}}</tt>,
     run the following command to
     correct this:
-{{% if 'debian' in product or 'ubuntu' in product %}}
-    <pre>$ sudo chgrp adm <i>LOGFILE</i></pre>
-{{% else %}}
-    <pre>$ sudo chgrp root <i>LOGFILE</i></pre>
-{{% endif %}}
+    <pre>$ sudo chgrp {{{ target_group }}} <i>LOGFILE</i></pre>
 
 rationale: |-
     The log files generated by rsyslog contain valuable information regarding system
@@ -65,11 +57,7 @@ ocil_clause: 'the group-owner is not correct'
 
 ocil: |-
     The group-owner of all log files written by <tt>rsyslog</tt> should be
-    {{% if 'debian' in product or 'ubuntu' in product %}}
-    <tt>adm</tt>.
-    {{% else %}}
-    <tt>root</tt>.
-    {{% endif %}}
+    <tt>{{{ target_group }}}</tt>.
     These log files are determined by the second part of each Rule line in
     <tt>/etc/rsyslog.conf</tt> and typically all appear in <tt>/var/log</tt>.
     To see the group-owner of a given log file, run the following command:
@@ -79,9 +67,4 @@ template:
   name: rsyslog_logfiles_attributes_modify
   vars:
     attribute: groupowner
-    value: root
-    value@debian10: adm
-    value@debian11: adm
-    value@ubuntu1604: adm
-    value@ubuntu2004: adm
-    value@ubuntu2204: adm
+    value: {{{ target_group }}}