From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 17 02:42:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBECD16A4CE for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 02:42:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from titania.auscert.org.au (gw.auscert.org.au [203.5.112.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A808543D3F for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 02:42:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd-stable@auscert.org.au) Received: from app.auscert.org.au (app [10.0.1.192])i7H2gY6t018347 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:42:34 +1000 (EST) Received: from app.auscert.org.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by app.auscert.org.au (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i7H2ggiP018187 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:42:42 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <200408170242.i7H2ggiP018187@app.auscert.org.au> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org From: freebsd-stable@auscert.org.au Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:42:42 +1000 Subject: console grabbing in X X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 02:42:45 -0000 Hi, I'm not sure what this option allows: # Allow ordinary users to take the console - this is useful for X. options UCONSOLE I have this configured in my kernel config, but I still can't run xconsole as a non-root user (program launches with "Couldn't open console" error). Am I misunderstanding something? thanks, -- Joel Hatton -- Security Analyst | Hotline: +61 7 3365 4417 AusCERT - Australia's national CERT | Fax: +61 7 3365 7031 The University of Queensland | WWW: www.auscert.org.au Qld 4072 Australia | Email: auscert@auscert.org.au