Hello Thomas, Thanks for your reply.
On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 02:01:12PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > 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. 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 have also added js to tty, but it did not make a difference. Regards Johann -- Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4036 Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch "I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." Daniel 7:13,14 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]