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From: gpalmer@SPAM.webspan.net (Gary Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: xload - can't open kvm files
Date:  2 Jun 1997 20:30:33 EDT
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In article <33934E68.41C67EA6@cts.com>,
	"David A. Roger" <dar@cts.com> writes:
> Ugraded to 2.2.1. I run fvwm X windows manager which performs an "xload"
> command.
> 
> If I am "root" the xload works okay. When I am myself I get
> "xload: can't open kvm files (junk)"
> 
> I saw a message awhile back on this, but as I remember there was not a
> solution..

Seems the latest XFree86 dists have the wrong permissions in them.  As
root, do:

chgrp kmem /usr/X11R6/bin/xload
chmod g+s /usr/X11R6/bin/xload

That should fix it.

Gary