"Nathan" == Nathan E Norman <Nathan> writes: Nathan> On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:14:12PM -0600, Shyamal Prasad Nathan> wrote: >> "Haralambos" == Haralambos Geortgilakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> writes: >> Haralambos> I used "kuser" to manage the groups. >> Hi, >> >> The problem with groups is that you need to logout and log back >> in before any groups you are added to will take effect.
Nathan> Actually, the newgrp command is often helpful here. About Nathan> .003% of linux users seem to use it. Right. And I'm firmly in the 99.997% ;-). newgrp just sets your real group id. Logging out and back in gives you all the updates to the group database. Your point is well taken though: in this case the poster could have simply used newgrp to test access to the cdrom device. Cheers! Shyamal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]