Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 12:31:52 +1000 (EST) From: HMG coA reductase <s_koyin@eduserv.its.unimelb.EDU.AU> To: Igor Vinokurov <igor@cs.ibank.ru> Cc: robin@is.co.za, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /dev/console Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960424123101.3879B-100000@eduserv.its.unimelb.EDU.AU> In-Reply-To: <317CFB7A.41C67EA6@cs.ibank.ru>
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try to set the setuid bit on /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole. ie: chmod 4755 /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole Ivan On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Igor Vinokurov 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. > > 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? >
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