Re: Xconsole craps out after Potato-upgrade
Brad wrote:
>
> On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 03:47:53PM +0200, Vitux wrote:
> > Previously (in slink, 4 days ago), Xconsole was run when
> > launching fvwm. Now, it doesn't start automagically, and gives
> > an error: Couldn't open console when I start it manually.
> > I find it quite annoying; I've gotten used to keeping an eye
> > on the modem when dialing and my ailing /dev/hdc (old WD
> > drive).
>
> The automatic running of xconsole was removed in 3.3.6-1, because it's
> somewhat of a security hole (see
> http://cgi.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=yes&bug=40745). If
> you want it back, you can either add your user to whatever group owns
> /dev/xconsole or edit the appropriate file in /etc/X11/xdm/
>
> --
I see. Security isn't such a big issue on this stand-alone
home-use box, but anyway: how do I find out which group owns
/dev/xconsole?
Thanks for the enlightenment!
Regards
Vitux
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