Stephen Powell grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > Error: messages not turned on: /dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted > > (vi is actually nvi on my system.) > This problem does not occur in a virtual terminal (vt1-vt6). It also > does not occur if I switch to root, instead of a non-root user. > > A search of the internet seemed to suggest that the problem was the > presence of "biff y" in a bash profile. However, I have looked, and > I cannot find "biff y" specified in any bash-related file. (I am running > jessie.) In fact, the biff package is not even installed. Ideas anyone? Since it's complaining about messages not being turned on, try "mesg y" and see if that helps. --Dave
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