gnu linux update question

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 22:51 -0400, Genes MailLists wrote:
> On 06/28/2011 10:13 PM, James McKenzie wrote:
> > On 6/28/11 6:37 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
> 
> 
> >>
> >> Works fine as root.
> > Usually ordinary users are prohibited from accessing /proc/<whatever> 
> > from what I remember.  That is why root works and joe-blow does not.
> > 
> > James McKenzie
> > 
> 
> I'm totally fine with it - but seems to work for some - curiosity now.
> 
> I wonder if those for whom it works are in group wheel or something -
> perhaps as my firstboot failed when systemd got its knickers in a twist
> with the luks passwords and firstboot and i915 graphics somehow first
> boot was a black screen .. dont recall now if f15 or f16 puts first user
> in wheel group - and if that matters at all.
> 
>  gene/

It doesn't (just tried it to check).

poc