/var/log/messages is mode 640 not 644 by default; root@shopip.com

src/etc/newsyslog.conf

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: newsyslog.conf,v 1.18 2002/05/30 06:44:07 deraadt Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: newsyslog.conf,v 1.19 2002/11/07 23:20:24 pvalchev Exp $
 #
 # configuration file for newsyslog
 #
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /var/log/daemon				640  5    30   *     Z
 /var/log/lpd-errs			640  7    10   *     Z
 /var/log/maillog			600  7    *    24    Z
-/var/log/messages			644  5    30   *     Z
+/var/log/messages			640  5    30   *     Z
 /var/log/secure				600  7    *    168   Z
 /var/log/wtmp				644  7    *    168   ZB
 /var/log/xferlog			640  7    250  *     Z