Allowing special user to read log files [Solved]

Hi
I want to add a group (log) that has the privledges to read /var/log files
and then add my user to that group.
How do i accomplish this
This is to run root-tail in .xinitrc
Or is there an other way?
//Clanman

[root@master fredrik]# ls -al /usr/bin/root-tail
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 22600 2006-01-08 04:58 /usr/bin/root-tail
[root@master fredrik]# chmod 640 /usr/bin/root-tail
[root@master fredrik]# ls -al /usr/bin/root-tail
-rw-r----- 1 root root 22600 2006-01-08 04:58 /usr/bin/root-tail
[root@master fredrik]# chgrp log /usr/bin/root-tail
[root@master fredrik]# ls -al /usr/bin/root-tail
-rw-r----- 1 root log 22600 2006-01-08 04:58 /usr/bin/root-tail
exiting root
fredrik@master ~]$ root-tail -g 800x250+10+10 -justify -fn '-*-verdana-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' /var/log/errors.log,orange,'ALERT'
-bash: /usr/bin/root-tail: Permission denied
Still no go
//Clanman

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