From: jdbeard@patriot.net   
      
   On 05/04/2013 10:41 AM, Bit Twister wrote:   
   > On Sat, 04 May 2013 22:22:43 +1000, Daniel47@teranews.com wrote:   
   >> Went to "MCC->System->Manage users on system, shows Group Name = daniel,   
   >> Group ID = 500 and Group Members - daniel. Is this what you were   
   >> expecting, BT??   
   >   
   > If you are where I think you are, that is expected.   
   > While you are there, create a new user, say junk. Just in case you   
   > screw up daniel's primary group and can not get back in as daniel.   
   > That would allow you to use junk to get back in and fix daniel.   
   >   
   >> What do you mean by "dialout and add yourself"??   
   >   
   > That would tell me you are not where I wanted you. :(   
   > That assumes there is a dialout group. If there is not   
   > one, this discussion is at an end.   
   >   
   >> Do you mean "Run   
   >> Network Center and ISP's script and then add myself to this groups   
   >> screen" - which already shows me?   
   >   
   > No.   
   >   
   > Click up a terminal in your user account/login, run the command "id".   
   >   
   > Do you see the dialout group in the list? If not, you have to get to   
   > the group dialout, and add daniel, log out/in as daniel and run the id   
   > command again. I would expect you to see something like, but not exactly:   
   >   
   > $ id   
   > uid=500(daniel) gid=500(daniel) groups=500(daniel),83(dialout)   
   >   
   > 83 is the number on Mageia 3, no telling what is on your install.   
      
   Mandriva 2011:   
   [jim@jdb etc]$ cd /etc   
   [jim@jdb etc]$ grep dialout group   
   dialout:x:83:   
      
   Cheers!   
      
   jim b.   
      
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