>> 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. Presumably (I could be wrong) the intent is to either only let users who are permitted to muck with the console to run it; a more clever approach would be for login to know which tty's are actually physically on the console, and have it add that group to your grouplist for the session [of course, that would permit you to create a setgid file that permitted you to get the access back anytime you wanted it, so the former is more likely.]
