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

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Shutko)
Mon Nov 11 13:15:16 1996

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Cc: mGhazey@lowdown.com, Jan Vicherek <honza@ied.com>
From: Alan Shutko <ats@wydo125.wustl.edu>
Date: 11 Nov 1996 12:07:22 -0600
In-Reply-To: Michael Fulbright's message of Mon, 11 Nov 1996 11:00:33 -0500
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>>>>> "MF" == Michael Fulbright <msf@skaro.redhat.com> writes:

MF> Screen users....  I must admit I'm confused by all the problems
MF> people are reporting.  I had trouble with the 3.7.1-1 version of
MF> screen. I recompiled the SRPM and it works fine as root or user,
MF> in an xterm or from the console.

That's probably the problem.  The binary doesn't work, but a recompile
fixes it.  Does the recompile run configure?  

MF>  Install specifics - 4.0 fresh install, 3.0.3 upgrade?

Fresh

MF>  What have you added yourself - post 2.0.18 kernel, new libc, etc?

Kernel 2.0.23

MF>  Is there anything else 'special' about your system?

Nope.

--
Alan Shutko <ats@hubert.wustl.edu> - The Few, the Proud, the Remaining.
Sir, sonar reports screw noises.


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