[syslog-ng]syslog-ng & Directory Creation

Hello, I've just changed the owner for new files created by syslog-ng to be someone other than root, but new directories are still owned by root. The relevant configuration is: destination dst_hosts { file("/path/to/logs/$HOST/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY" template("$FULLDATE $FULLHOST $FACILITY.$PRIORITY $MSG\n") owner(loguser) group(loguser) perm(0600) dir_perm(0700) create_dirs(yes)); I've tried placing the create_dirs() directive before the owner() directive, but with no change in the result. The owner of the top-level directory (/path/to/logs) is also loguser. All files are created with the correct owner and group. syslog-ng version is 1.6.3. Is there anything I am doing wrong? Thanks Phil