Re: Why doesn't pon execute in xterm window

["s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>]

Incoming from Paul Schwartz:
> s. keeling wrote:
> 
> >Incoming from Paul Schwartz:
> >
> >>If I execute pon [as root or su] in a console session it works.
> >>
> >>If I do it in an xterm window [using kde and as su] it comes backwith a 
> >>new prompt but it doesn't do anything.
> >>
> >>What am I doing wrong?
> >
> >Nothing.  That's the way it's supposed to work.  Now, add yourself to
> >group ppp and you can do it as a user too.  "adduser $user ppp"
> >
> It doesn't seem to have anything to do with group ownership.  I did 
> those things, and it still doesn't work.  Note that even as root [after 
> su] it doesn't work in the xterm window..

First, my advice was wrong; it's not group ppp, it's dialout and dip.

Second, ... what?!?  As root, at the console, pon works, but "su -c
pon" from an xterm doesn't work?!?  That can't be.


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