Log permissions

[Gregory Hosler <gregory hosler eno ericsson se>]

I would like to vew several of the log files, as a normal user. The files:

        /var/log/messages
        /var/log/maillog
        /var/log/uucp/Log

come quickly to mind.

If i do

        tail -f /var/log/messages 
        
I get

        tail: /var/log/messages: Permission denied


This inspite of the fact that in linuconf, in the Users Account, User
Information, Privileges, "may view log files" is ticked "granted".

May I know, please, what does granting "may view log files" in teh user profile
in linuxconf _really_ do, and also, is it possible to grant myself permission
to view these log files ?

Thank you, and regards,

-Greg

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E-Mail: Gregory Hosler <gregory.hosler@eno.ericsson.se>
Date: 03-Oct-00
Time: 10:05:07

        If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed...
             ...Oh, wait a minute, he already does.

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