Re: How to use xconsole?

["Eric G . Miller" <egm2@jps.net>]

On Tue, Jun 06, 2000 at 06:05:51PM -0700, Eric Hanchrow wrote:
> 
> I can't figure out how to see console messages while I'm using X (I'm
> using Gnome, if it matters).  I do recall that it was straightforward
> on earlier releases of Debian, but I can't recall how it was done.
> 
> Now if I start xconsole after logging in, it displays an error "Can't
> open console".  I tried putting `xconsole &' at the end of
> /etc/gdm/Init/Default, but that only displayed a blank console while
> the login: prompt was visible.
> 
> I imagine I'm missing something obvious ... any ideas?

Well it's not necessarily obvious, but you have to specify the device.

$ xconsole -f /dev/xconsole &

You need to be in group adm too.

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