Re: svgalib (restorefont) permissions
>>>You can say
>>> chmod u+s /usr/bin/restorefont
>>>and this will allow it to be run by any member of the console group.
>
>Nope, it won't do any such thing.
>
>>>>-rwsr-x--- 1 root console 8196 Jan 7 14:58 /usr/bin/restoretextmode
>
>The permissions are *already* correct for that -- they say that it
>runs *as* root, but that both root and group-console users can read
>or execute it, and root can write to it.
Huh?!? restorefont != restoretextmode. It's restorefont that was
having trouble, cf the Subject: line.
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