On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 20:33:20 -0500 "H. S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am running Sarge on 2.4.24-1-686. Currently I am in gnome. From the > menu whenever I start Gnoem Log Viewer it gives an error: > Applicaitons->SystemTools->View Logs gives "/var/log/messages/ could > not be opened. No log files to open." > > I guess this could be because I am running the viewer as a normal user > > and the file above is owned by root:adm. I guess for the same reason I > > cannot specifically ask the viewer to show a particular file (from > it's "File .." menu). > > But isn't the log viewer program supposed to ask me for the root > password to show the logs? In Fedora it does btw. > > So how do I use the viewer? > > All help is appricated. > thanks, > ->HS It looks to me like it's misconfigured. It's looking for a directory /var/log/messages/, not a file /var/log/messages. I can't tell you how it /should/ be configured since I don't have it installed. But that's what the error appears to be saying. You'd definitely have to be root or enter a password somewhere to take a look at it. You could use sudo kdesu or gksu to ask the root password before running it. I have an alias and a few icons that do exactly that for synaptic and a few others. That's probably how Fedora does it: run a script or pass along some commandline options that force kdesu or gksu to pop up. Try it this way: gksu -c <filename> If gksu fails, try kdesu. Substitute the filename for whatever the log viewer is called. -- If nautical nonsense be something you wish, then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
