Re: ytalk...
Using mesg y fixes the problem... Now, how do I make a mesg y permanent
for each user? Is there a way to make that change automatic for every new
user that I create from now on?
Thanks!
On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 10:13:11AM -0500, Alexander Wallace wrote:
> > Ok, now... Ytalk is working... Here is what is happennig... When I do a
> > ytalk to the extra user that was created form my when debian was
> > installed, that user gets promted to ytalk to the user requesting it...
> > But all other users that I created after, and root also, automatically
> > deny (they don't even get promted) a ytalk request.... Where do I change
> > that??? Thanks!
>
> Ah, it sounds like they have restrictive terminal permissions. I think
> this is configured in /etc/default/devpts:
>
> # Set to 600 to have `mesg n' be the default
> TTYMODE=620
>
> Users can still set 'mesg y' or 'mesg n' as they choose. Sounds like you
> want 'mesg y' (620).
>
> You'll need to remount /dev/pts to have this take effect. To avoid
> having to reboot and other such evil, try something like 'mount -o
> remount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts -ogid=5,mode=620' (set the number
> after ogid to be whatever TTYGRP says in /etc/default/devpts, but it's
> probably 5). /etc/default/devpts will sort this out in future.
>
> If that doesn't work, then perhaps users' shell startup files are
> setting 'mesg n'. /etc/profile and /etc/skel/* would be good places to
> look for the culprit for default settings.
>
> --
> Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
>
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