[ale] cannot open -> /proc/####/mem huh ?

[courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net (Courtney Thomas)]

What is the significance of this error which is regularly appearing in 
/var/log/messages along with.....

                 kvm_getenvv

failed ?

This is apparently aroused by gnome's "console-kit-daemon"

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I'm also getting what I assume is a sendmail complaint as follows:

     sm-mta cannot write .q###############: permission denied.

How can I resolve this as well, please ?

Appreciatively,

C.Thomas