> >> And do you mean there is no /var/log/messages or > that there are no new > >> messages there when you try to print? > >> > >> And if there is a /var/log/messages file and you > can't access it as root > > then you've got another problem that may be more > serious and/or may be > > related as that would indicate that root might not be > root. > > > > Kevin > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > it appears like this: > > [root@localhost mario]# /var/log/ > audit/ gdm/ prelink/ vdr/ > BackupPC/ httpd/ samba/ > bittorrent/ mail/ setroubleshoot/ > cups/ ppp/ vbox/ > [root@localhost mario]# /var/log/messages > bash: /var/log/messages: Access Denied --------- > translated in > english > [root@localhost mario]#-- Try [root@localhost mario]# tail -f /var/log/messages Then use <CTRL> + <C> to exit/quit the tail part. here's an example [olivares@localhost ~]$ tail -f /var/log/messages tail: cannot open `/var/log/messages' for reading: Permission denied tail: no files remaining [olivares@localhost ~]$ su - Password: [root@localhost ~]# tail -f /var/log/messages Jul 30 10:00:14 localhost martian: info: session: Started Wed Jul 30 10:00:14 2008 Jul 30 10:00:50 localhost pppd[21951]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 Jul 30 10:00:50 localhost pppd[21951]: Using interface ppp0 Jul 30 10:00:50 localhost pppd[21951]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0 Jul 30 10:00:51 localhost pppd[21951]: PAP authentication succeeded Jul 30 10:00:51 localhost pppd[21951]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP Jul 30 10:00:51 localhost pppd[21951]: local IP address 66.201.8.154 Jul 30 10:00:51 localhost pppd[21951]: remote IP address 66.201.8.6 Jul 30 10:00:51 localhost pppd[21951]: primary DNS address 66.201.0.203 Jul 30 10:00:51 localhost pppd[21951]: secondary DNS address 66.94.120.9 Regards, Antonio -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
