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Zac Slade wrote: |
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> On Tuesday 11 April 2006 01:34, Anthony E. Caudel wrote: |
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>>I sometimes have to add my user to a group. This of course doesn't take |
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>>effect until I log out and back in. However, if I'm under X, I can't |
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>>logout without first exiting X. |
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>>So, I'm wondering if there is any way to re-log the user without exiting X? |
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> Not really. (please someone correct me if I'm wrong) |
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> However, if you are using a terminal to launch an application and using "bash |
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> -l" for that terminal application then anything you start will show the new |
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> group. |
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> If you are instead just launching from the applications menu in your desktop |
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> (kde, gnome, blackbox) then you have to log out of X then log back in. |
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Maybe I'm not doing something right. From KDE's konsole, I invoked a |
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new shell with "bash -l" and then ran "id" but it did not reflect the |
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new group. |
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Tony |
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Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary |
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Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. |
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