Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:06:13 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> Cc: Jason Hunt <jhunt@lynden.on.ca>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot enter sleep mode as non-root user (Operation not permitted) Message-ID: <20160415180613.c066affb.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20160416000316.V1139@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <mailman.115.1460635202.18382.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <20160416000316.V1139@sola.nimnet.asn.au>
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On Sat, 16 Apr 2016 00:24:17 +1000 (EST), Ian Smith wrote: > In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 619, Issue 5, Message: 13 > On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:30:38 -0400 Jason Hunt <jhunt@lynden.on.ca> wrote: > > > When attempting to enter sleep mode as a non-root user, I receive the error: > > acpiconf: request sleep type (3) failed: Operation not permitted > > Correct. > > > Searching online yielded a suggestion that the user must be a member of > > wheel, however my account is in the wheel and operator groups (confirmed by > > running /usr/bin/id) > > smithi on t23% id -p > uid smithi > groups smithi wheel operator staff dialer network vboxusers > smithi on t23% acpiconf -s3 > acpiconf: request sleep type (3) failed: Operation not permitted > > Being in wheel just means you can su root, and only root can suspend the > system .. unless you have a suspend button .. or know root's password :) That is the key information: The program must be run by root. Being in the operator or wheel group is not sufficient. > > Does anyone have suggestions for how to troubleshoot this? > > Revise expectations or hack acpiconf.c :) Or use a program like su, sudo, or super, for example like this: % sudo acpiconf -s3 which should work as expected. It's possible to assign this command to a shell alias or even to a key (or key combination). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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