try cat /var/log/messages |grep shell ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Healey" <robhealey1@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Fedora Development List" <test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 11:18:59 AM > Subject: /var/log/messages permissions issue... > > > Greetings: > > I was trying to look at the system messages this evening, and this is > what I got... > > [root@BurningBushes ~]# grep shell | /var/log/messages > -bash: /var/log/messages: Permission denied > > It didn't display anything on my terminal window, and I had to do a > [Control] C to get out of it... > > -- > Sincerely yours, > Rob G. Healey > > > -- > test mailing list > test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test