>>>You can say >>> chmod u+s /usr/bin/restorefont >>>and this will allow it to be run by any member of the console group. > >Nope, it won't do any such thing. > >>>>-rwsr-x--- 1 root console 8196 Jan 7 14:58 >>>>/usr/bin/restoretextmode > >The permissions are *already* correct for that -- they say that it >runs *as* root, but that both root and group-console users can read >or execute it, and root can write to it.
Huh?!? restorefont != restoretextmode. It's restorefont that was having trouble, cf the Subject: line. -- Richard Kettlewell http://www.elmail.co.uk/staff/richard/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eat a live toad before breakfast and nothing worse will happen to you all day.