/etc/security/console.perms line deletion !

pete_bunge · 05-16-03, 03:37 AM

Hello,

I've just installed Unreal Tournament 2003 on my Linux Red Hat 9.0 PC. My graphics card is a Nvidia Geforce 4 Ti4200 (8*AGP).

All went well until I tried to run the game under a normal user, upon which I received this error message :

"Error: Could not open /dev/nvidiactl because the permissions
are too restrictive. Please see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
section of /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for steps
to correct."

I consulted the doc, and found a reference to this error, and followed the instructions to hopefully remedy it.

I deleted the line beginning with <dri> , and reset the permissions (as stated in the doc) by using the commands :

chmod 0666 /dev/nvidia*
chown root /dev/nvidia*

Unfortunately, now when I try to login as a normal user, Linux does not recognise my login and password for my normal user account !

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what that line was, so I can replace it. I would then just play the game as root. I can't find a reference to the line I deleted anywhere, and I'd really like my normal user account login to work again !

The line I deleted was in :

/etc/security/console.perms

It was the only line beginning with <dri>.

You can probably tell that I'm a Linux noob, so apologies if this is an easily fixed problem.

Thanks for your time, and any information you might have to help me.

Regards,

Pete.

pete_bunge · 05-16-03, 03:46 AM

Hi,

Well, that'll teach me for posting before *really* looking at what I'm doing !

There ... was ... anoth ... errr .. line in the etc/security/console.perms file, right at the bottom, that had a reference to <dri>. I took the liberty of deleting that sucker too, and now I have my normal user account back !

Hooray ! Or something ...

Regards,

Pete.

05-16-03, 03:37 AM	#1
pete_bunge Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2	/etc/security/console.perms line deletion ! Hello, I've just installed Unreal Tournament 2003 on my Linux Red Hat 9.0 PC. My graphics card is a Nvidia Geforce 4 Ti4200 (8AGP). All went well until I tried to run the game under a normal user, upon which I received this error message : "Error: Could not open /dev/nvidiactl because the permissions are too restrictive. Please see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS section of /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for steps to correct." I consulted the doc, and found a reference to this error, and followed the instructions to hopefully remedy it. I deleted the line beginning with <dri> , and reset the permissions (as stated in the doc) by using the commands : chmod 0666 /dev/nvidia chown root /dev/nvidia* Unfortunately, now when I try to login as a normal user, Linux does not recognise my login and password for my normal user account ! I was wondering if anyone could tell me what that line was, so I can replace it. I would then just play the game as root. I can't find a reference to the line I deleted anywhere, and I'd really like my normal user account login to work again ! The line I deleted was in : /etc/security/console.perms It was the only line beginning with <dri>. You can probably tell that I'm a Linux noob, so apologies if this is an easily fixed problem. Thanks for your time, and any information you might have to help me. Regards, Pete.

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05-16-03, 03:46 AM	#2
pete_bunge Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2	Hi, Well, that'll teach me for posting before really looking at what I'm doing ! There ... was ... anoth ... errr .. line in the etc/security/console.perms file, right at the bottom, that had a reference to <dri>. I took the liberty of deleting that sucker too, and now I have my normal user account back ! Hooray ! Or something ... Regards, Pete.