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Re: screen-3.7.1-2 doesn't work for root.

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mick Ghazey)
Sun Nov 10 19:43:31 1996

From: "Mick Ghazey" <mghazey@miso.lowdown.com>
To: Jan Vicherek <honza@ied.com>, redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 19:27:11 +0000
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On 10 Nov 96 at 4:54, redhat-list@redhat.com wrote:

> 
>   starting up "screen" as root, after 15 seconds of nothing happening,
> screen exits with code 0 and core appears in the current directory.
> 
>   As other users screen worx just fine (except translation of cursor
> keys).
> 
>    Anybody with the same problem ?
> 

Screen must have a bug that reveals itself differently in differnt 
configurations. On my systems (s) screen will die whether root or 
normal user. However, "screen -a" works in either case. But you can't 
restart a detached session. :( Too bad. I really like screen.

Mick


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