Using mesg y fixes the problem... Now, how do I make a mesg y permanent for each user? Is there a way to make that change automatic for every new user that I create from now on?
Thanks! On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 10:13:11AM -0500, Alexander Wallace wrote: > > Ok, now... Ytalk is working... Here is what is happennig... When I do a > > ytalk to the extra user that was created form my when debian was > > installed, that user gets promted to ytalk to the user requesting it... > > But all other users that I created after, and root also, automatically > > deny (they don't even get promted) a ytalk request.... Where do I change > > that??? Thanks! > > Ah, it sounds like they have restrictive terminal permissions. I think > this is configured in /etc/default/devpts: > > # Set to 600 to have `mesg n' be the default > TTYMODE=620 > > Users can still set 'mesg y' or 'mesg n' as they choose. Sounds like you > want 'mesg y' (620). > > You'll need to remount /dev/pts to have this take effect. To avoid > having to reboot and other such evil, try something like 'mount -o > remount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts -ogid=5,mode=620' (set the number > after ogid to be whatever TTYGRP says in /etc/default/devpts, but it's > probably 5). /etc/default/devpts will sort this out in future. > > If that doesn't work, then perhaps users' shell startup files are > setting 'mesg n'. /etc/profile and /etc/skel/* would be good places to > look for the culprit for default settings. > > -- > Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
