msgs test on Linux host

On Fri, 2009-03-13 at 17:05 +0100, Malcolm Hunter wrote:

I have a slight problem with the msgs test. > > This is what shows up in the client data:
[msgs:/var/log/messages]
Cannot open logfile /var/log/messages : Permission denied

But these are the permissions for the /var/log/messages:

-rwxr-x--- 1 root admin 216864 Mar 13 12:19 /var/log/messages

And as you see, hobbit is a member of the admin group

# id hobbit
uid=504(hobbit) gid=505(hobbit) groups=505(hobbit),506(admin)

And the hobbit client is indeed running as that user (output from ps,
unneccesary parts omitted)
hobbit    3781  [...] /usr/libexec/hobbit/client/bin/hobbitlaunch [..]
Any ideas?

Silly question: You have tried restarting the daemon, haven't you?

By the way, you don't want execute permission on the messages file.

Malcolm

hobbit had rights to read both into /var and /var/log

Looks like it worked after i restarted the client. But why? Doenst
hobbit try to read /var/log/messages every time it sends the client
data? 
Benedikt