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Robin Lunn wrote:
> 
> Nik Clayton wrote:
> > > These permissions are fine.  In order to get xconsole working add yourself to
> > > the "operator" group by editing /etc/group.  As an "operator" you can access
> > > the stiffy drive, shut the machine down and run xconsole without having to su
> > > or be root.
> >
> > Just tried that, and it doesn't work.
> 
> Need to log out and log in again.
> 

  Look:

[radix:~]:110> id
uid=1000(igor) gid=20(staff) groups=20(staff), 0(wheel), 5(operator)
[radix:~]:111> ls -la /dev/console 
crw-rw----  1 root  operator    0,   0 Apr 23 19:43 /dev/console
[radix:~]:112> 

  xconsole tell to me: "Couldn't open console". Why?