* On 2014 18 Nov 23:10 -0600, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > From: Nate Bargmann <n...@n0nb.us> > Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:26:06 -0600 > > It is rw only for the root user and members of the floppy group. Is > > peter a member of the floppy group? Use the 'group' command to find > > out. > > No group command but peter is in the floppy group.
Sorry, it should have been 'groups peter'. This will show if peter is a member of the floppy group in the current session. Usually one must log out of the current session and log back in for a group change to take effect. The 'newgrp' command may allow you to work around the logging in/out steps ('man newgrp'). HTH, - Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141119122048.gb2...@n0nb.us