"Jos� Ignacio Alvear Zapata" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >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).
>
> 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).
Try "su - frank" instead of just "su frank"
"man su" for details
Lee
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