Re: /dev/ttyS0 permissions

[Bob Hilliard <hilliard@flinet.com>]

"Rev. Joseph Carter" <knghtbrd@earthlink.net> wrote:

> >      /dev/ttyS0 should have 660 permissions.  I frequently find my
> > /dev/ttyS1 has changed to 640.  This can be caused by pppd terminating
> > abnormally, and perhaps by other events.
> 
> I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!  heh
> 
> Sounds like a bug to file against pppd if not already there, yes?

     I don't think so.  When it starts, pppd mopdifies the permissions,
and resets them when it exits.  If it is stopped with a kill -9, which
is what I did to test this, it has no chance to clean up.  If anything,
its a bug against the user (me) who sent the kill -9.

Bob
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