mesg fails with error "mesg: cannot open /dev/pts/0: Permission denied" after su from root to a normal user on RHEL 8
Issue
- command
mesgfails with error below aftersufrom root to a normal user on RHEL 8.
[root@rhel8vm1 ~]# su testuser
[testuser@rhel8vm1 root]$ mesg
mesg: cannot open /dev/pts/0: Permission denied
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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