mesg problem

bruse · 07-04-2005, 08:33 AM

mandrake 10.0
i need write permission to konsole.

[staff@Simlab-node3 staff]$ mesg
is n
[staff@Simlab-node3 staff]$ mesg y
mesg: error: tty device is not owned by group `tty'
[staff@Simlab-node3 staff]$

what abt this error?pls ?

Tinkster · 07-05-2005, 01:12 AM

Exactly what it says ...
Check who owns the
/dev/pts*
/dev/tty*
you're working on.

ps -a u
should tell you which /dev/ you're on, then ls -l
that for details ... :)

Cheers,
Tink

suguname · 07-05-2005, 04:26 AM

sir pls i can not get the point be more on this.