On Tue, 2007-09-11 at 18:44 +0100, Martin Waller wrote: > Am trying to run xconsole as normal user as I have done on other > versions of debian. > > When I try to run it on an etch box it pops up as expected but with the > message 'Can't open console' in it. > > Now, on my sarge box, which is due for an upgrade, it runs fine. I > noticed on sarge /dev/console's group is tty but on etch it's root. So > I changed the group of it to tty, but still no joy. [...]
xconsole seems to be using /dev/xconsole - on my Lenny system, its group is set to 'adm'. -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]