>Hello Ernie,
>
>i login as superuser! (root) on console 1 !!
>
>Then i want to switch to the user frank.
>
>su frank
>
>and i get the /dev/tty1 Permission denied.
>
>but the user id has changed... Why i get this message??
>(with Mdk 7.1).
>
>bye
>--
>Andre Steden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - GPG ID: 332441FB

Hi...

If you are at root's $HOME, when you su to another user you are breaking 
permission rules (the other user should not have x, r or w permissions 
there).
That's what the message is telling you (I think).

Jos� Alvear

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