msgs test on Linux host

[Benedikt Kristinsson]

Hello.

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?

Regards,
Benedikt