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curious_bob
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 Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:00 am Post subject: Adding users to the games group |
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So I don't have access to the /usr/games. I remember reading somewhere that I have to belong to the games group.
How do I do that? |
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hifi
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| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:02 am Post subject: Re: Adding users to the games group |
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| curious_bob wrote: | So I don't have access to the /usr/games. I remember reading somewhere that I have to belong to the games group.
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edit the
file
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games::35:robert,karl,susi
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cu Robert |
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Kihaji
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| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:03 am Post subject: Re: Adding users to the games group |
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| curious_bob wrote: | So I don't have access to the /usr/games. I remember reading somewhere that I have to belong to the games group.
How do I do that? |
Either edit /etc/groups and add the user there, or
man usermod. |
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curious_bob
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| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| I'm already in the group, but I still dont have access. |
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neuron
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| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:57 am Post subject: |
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relogin and it should work  |
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curious_bob
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| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:32 am Post subject: |
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| neuron wrote: | | relogin and it should work |
yeah i figured that was the problem. and now it works. |
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Decibels
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I've noticed something weird with groups also that can't seem to explain.
My /usr/bin/cdrecord got changed to 'xcdwrite' , probably when trying xcdroast.
Anyway, started up gcombust and didn't have access anymore. Just went ahead and added myself to xcdwrite. Couldn't access it still. This is after: relogin, login as someone else and back as me, reboot. Still no go.
Check with groups, no 'xcdwrite' .
Check with groups decibels. It is there
Su to root: groups decibels. Same.
Shows I am in that group, but won't let me use it and doesn't show it when type groups as user, just when I specify my name as the user.
Also have a 'cdrecording' group that cannot access and am in it. Had to change cdrecord back to 'cdrw' group to make it work for me.
I have noticed this behavior with portage group also. /etc/group shows I have access to these groups, but they don't show up when I do it as user, without specifying name. Most seem to work though, except for cdrecording and xcdwrite. These are groups that don't show up unless specify user:
| Code: | | qmail postfix postdrop portage slocate cdrecording speech xcdwrite |
I can use slocate as user, qmail works. I can search portage, but complains I am not in the group. Thought it might be shadow passwds, but cdrecording shows in /etc/passwd that it isn't shadowed and xcdwrite is.
Still looking for an explaination. Back to the forum.
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