Re: "Operation not permitted" error when using su
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 16:26:56 -0400 (EDT), David Guntner wrote:
>
> No, it won't output a message when you set it y or n. Not sure I
> understand why vi is doing something that needs a messages channel
> turned on. And it's kind of hard to guess without seeing actual output. :-)
>
> You said you had done some su commands before invoking vi, if I recall
> correctly. Did you try doing the "mesg y" command at the initial login
> point, before su'ing to the user where you're trying to run vi?
Yes, I tried that too. No difference.
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