> -----Original Message----- > From: Reinaldo Brandao [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > When I run xconsole, I get ``Couldn't open console''. > I start VNC with Xvnc. SO it uses take console and > giveconsole to set owner > of /dev/console. Using solaris 2.7 i tried to add a line in > /etc/logindevperm > , like: /dev/ttyv0 0600 /dev/console. This didnt solve > the issue. Now I > have modified the symlink /dev/console to point to a file > where the console > log is being put. ANYWAYS, this dont look like being a clean > solution and > dont look like lasting forever ( i think that a boot -r can > remove this link). > Trying to change syslog.conf to log to a file instead of to > console didnt work > ok, too, meaning that some messages could still go to main > screen screwing it > up.
I don't know details for solaris but manually twiggling with /dev/console is not a good idea. Most systems have a construction that changes the security on /dev/console to who is logged in at the physical console (what ever that may be). Other systems leave /dev/console for root only. Older systems (say from before the Internet Hype) may have /dev/console readable by everyone. You can check such things by logging in at the physical console and `ls -l /dev/console`. For reading console messages with `xconsole` or `xterm -C`, you need read rights on /dev/console. > > I have looked at the man pages, FAQ and google.com , but only got one > suggestion that i have tried ( the fbtab stuff) and didnt work. Have you checked the xconsole documentation/faq...? > > Whats the answer for this question? 42 (or was it 48? from the HichhikersGuide to the Galaxy) CBee _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
