[64studio-devel] [64 Studio] #329: gnome system log menu item doesn't function for normal users

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#329: gnome system log menu item doesn't function for normal users
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 Reporter:  parkland99 at hotmail.com  |        Owner:  free 
     Type:  defect                  |       Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                  |    Milestone:  2.0  
Component:  packages                |      Version:  1.4.0
 Severity:  normal                  |   Resolution:       
 Keywords:                          |  
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Comment (by parkland99 at hotmail.com):

 >
 > Does adding your user to the adm group help? You may need to log out and
 back in to Gnome for the change to take effect.

 I don't have an adm group created by default; should I create it, or is
 there some other problem which meant that adm was not created?


 Regarding how this could work better.....

 On the basis that the menu item is infrequently used (i.e. only during
 troubleshooting), I prefer gksu because it doesn't affect the security
 setup.

 If something isn't done, users are confronted with an error message like
 "/var/log/messages is not a log file." which is utterly misleading,
 especially at a time when you have a system problem you are trying to
 troubleshoot !! :)

 steve~

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