[ale] Any reason not to open read permissions to /var/log/messages?

[Jeff Lightner]

/var/log/messages is currently only read/write for root with no
permissions for anyone else.

Other than "none of their business" can anyone tell me any reason not to
allow DBAs the ability to read the file (i.e. change it to be read for
group and other)?
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