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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!samba.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!olivea!hookup!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Permission denied on /dev/cuaa1 using Kermit Date: 1 Jun 1996 00:38:16 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 33 Message-ID: <4onvt8$mt@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <rllDrx0tB.HsM@netcom.com> <31A86F8A.1B04@www.play-hookey.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: anorak.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Ken Bigelow (kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com) wrote: : Richard L. Lamb wrote: : > : > I feel really silly having to ask this, but can't figure it out myself. : > : > I just installed Kermit from the ports collection, but when I try to use : > it I get "/dev/cuaa1: Permission denied" unless I'm logged in as root. : > The permissions are: : > : > crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer /dev/cuaa1 : > -r-xr-sr-x 1 bin dialer /usr/local/bin/kermit : > : > Now, it's a single user system, so I can work around it by changing cuaa1 : > to mode 666, but is that the "right" way? And why doesn't the setgid : > dialer on kermit allow use of the serial port? : > : There's probably a dozen or more ways to do this, but here's one, anyway: : Edit the /etc/group file, and add your userid to the dialer group. This : group has no names in my file, because my site is always up and : connected, by running pppd from rc.local. If you have multiple userids : for some reason, put them all in the dialer group as a comma-separated : list. : When you reboot, you should have group access to all dialer devices and : operations. Logging out & in again will do the job - no reboot necessary. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....