Quoting Torsten Hilbrich : -> -> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ettore Aldrovandi) writes: -> -> > I'm wondering if a user can be added to the groups audio, cdrom -> > and floppy only if he or she is at the console. This behavior can -> -> from /etc/login.def -> # -> # List of groups to add to the user's supplementary group set -> # when logging in on the console (as determined by the CONSOLE -> # setting). Default is none. -> # -> CONSOLE_GROUPS floppy:audio:cdrom:tape
This is exactly what I was referring to. It adds the user to those groups "on the fly" if he's logged at the console. It works as expected for a text mode virtual console. However, it is ignored if you use X and log in via xdm. I didn't try starting the X server with startx though. (I realize I didn't express myself very clearly in the previous message.) -- Ettore -- Ettore Aldrovandi Department of Mathematics // [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUNY at Stony Brook // ph.: [+]1 516 632 8271 Stony Brook, NY 11794-3651, USA // fax: [+]1 516 632 7631 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
