Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 00:02:55 +1000 (EST) From: Paul Reece <paul@tassie.net.au> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trouble Running Top Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960723000203.20275A-100000@merlin.tassie.net.au> In-Reply-To: <199607221154.LAA03215@btp1da.phy.uni-bayreuth.de>
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On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, Werner Griessl wrote: > > When I try to run top as a user, I get the following error: > > > > [/home/flaq] :top > > kvm_open: /dev/mem: Permission denied > > [/home/flaq] : > > > > If I run it as root, it runs fine. Below are the properties of /dev/mem > > > > crw-r----- 1 root kmem 2, 0 Jul 19 05:38 mem > > > > Any idea how to fix this? > > > > Mike > > > > > > ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ > > Syn-Work Media, Inc. | WWW Development & Hosting | Life Safety > > http://www.synwork.com | Systems Integration | CCTV > > mike@synwork.com | Voice/Data/Fiber | Access Control > > Flaq on IRC | Dukane Distributor | BICSI/RCDD > > ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ > > > > > > Add the user to group kmem in /etc/groups ! > Werner even better, make top sgid kmem (like it usually is): -rwxr-sr-x 1 root kmem 42957 Dec 7 1995 /usr/local/bin/top* Regards, Paul. -- Paul Reece paul@fastlane.net.au
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