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bruse 07-04-2005 08:33 AM

mesg problem
 
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.


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