On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Peter Forst wrote:

> After upgrading from 1.1.3-7 to 1.1.4, any other user, than root
> can not start anymore the dosemu. Error-message:
>
> -- Running unpriviledged in low feature mode
> Linux kernel 2.4.16; CPU speed is 1460485000 Hz
> Dosemu-1.1.4.0 Running on CPU=586, FPU=1
> ERROR: can't open /dev/mem: errno=13, Keine Berechtigung

right, this is a bug because this shouldn't happen in the first
place, but please adapt your dosemu.conf or ~/.dosemurc and comment out
(at least) $_dualmon, like this:

#$_dualmon = (0)        # if you have one vga _plus_ one hgc (2 monitors)

-- a workaround that fixes your problem.

> An ls -l shows following:
> crw-r-----    1 root     kmem       1,   1 May 12  2001 /dev/mem
>
> Also an chmod to 777
> crwxrwxrwx    1 root     kmem       1,   1 May 12  2001 /dev/mem
>
> Takes no effect.

you should move that back to what it was to plug a big security hole ;)

Bart

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