Re: /dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted (Solved)

2004-09-10 Thread Johann Spies
PROTECTED]:/var/log/exim4$ sudo su - sysadm /dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted 14:40:42 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 14:40:42 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ exit logout 14:41:30 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/log/exim4$ What is causing this? The culprit was the following line in ~/.bash_profile: biff y Commenting

/dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted

2004-08-24 Thread Johann Spies
When I do a su - sysadm on one server with Woody I get the error message in the subject line. That happens only when su to sysadm is being used. Apart from the error message everything seems work normally: 14:40:38 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/log/exim4$ sudo su - sysadm /dev/pts/0: Operation

Re: /dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted

2004-08-24 Thread Thomas Adam
On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 02:43:19PM +0200, Johann Spies wrote: When I do a su - sysadm on one server with Woody I get the error message in the subject line. That happens only when su to sysadm is being used. Hmm, try adding the user to the 'tty' group. -- Thomas Adam -- Frankly, Mr. Shankly,

Re: /dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted

2004-08-24 Thread Johann Spies
is being used. Hmm, try adding the user to the 'tty' group. 15:24:40 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/opt/archive$ sudo adduser sysadm tty Adding user sysadm to group tty... Done. 15:24:48 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/opt/archive$ sudo su - sysadm /dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted 15:24:54 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ I

Re: /dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted

2004-08-24 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
PROTECTED]:/var/log/exim4$ sudo su - sysadm /dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted 14:40:42 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ What is causing this? Probably a 'mesg n' in /etc/profile or somesuch. After a su, /dev/pts/0 is still owned by the previous userid. Mike. -- The question is, what is a manamanap