Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 15:47:06 +0000 From: Igor Vinokurov <igor@cs.ibank.ru> To: robin@is.co.za Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /dev/console Message-ID: <317CFB7A.41C67EA6@cs.ibank.ru> References: <199604231346.PAA26815@admin.is.co.za>
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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?
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