on Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 10:54:16PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I've noticed that the default persmissions on xconsole are : > > ~ $ ls -l /dev/xconsole > prw-r----- 1 root adm 0 Dec 11 22:52 /dev/xconsole > > When I start xconsole in my xsession file it can't access xconsole. > > What is the proper way to set permissions. Should I make interested > users part of the adm group ? > > I've read in some deja posts that xdm takes care of this, but I use > startx.
Either add your user to the 'adm' group, or run xdm sudo root. Another alternative, one that I prefer, is to use xconsole. I invoke this via a script, using sudo: #!/bin/bash /usr/bin/xrootconsole -fg grey60 -geometry 80x52-40+68 --wrap /dev/xconsole & Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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