On Fri, Jun 16, 2000 at 07:46:40AM +0000, Jos� Ignacio Alvear Zapata wrote:
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>
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> >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
Hi Jos�,
no it has nothing to do with the directory. I think it is a problem
with the permissions of the /dev/tty1 device.
--
Andre Steden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - GPG ID: 332441FB
