[rescue] mesg: cannot change mode

[Mark Seamans]

Thanks Steve, you were right.
It was in /etc/profile and I was doing su - uname (should have said that
in the first place).
There is another admin on my box and he put "mesg n" in the /etc/profile.
Once I commented it out, the behavior stopped.

> 
> "su username" or "su - username"? If it's with the "-" then it might be
> something in the /etc/profile, user's .profile or whatever login script
> runs for that user.
> 
> Apparently there's some kind of problem in HP-UX with a "mesg" command
> in one of the login files. Thought you might have that here, too.
> 
> Here's a link relating to the HP-UX problem:
> http://oasis.bellevue.k12.wa.us/guide/faq.html
> 
> Mark Seamans wrote:
> > 
> > Rescuers:
> > 
> > I've been to many many FAQ's and rtfms and can not find the answer.
> > 
> > Under solaris 2.6 when I su from root to a user I get the message
> > "mesg: cannot change mode"
> > 
> > Under solaris 2.8 this does not happen.  Any ideas?
> > 
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> Steve Sandau, IS Technician
> TMA Bath, Maine
> ssandau at bath.tmac.com
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