Re: SMS messges to GSM mobile phones/pagers with sms_client 2.05 and libmodem 1.0.0

[Philippe_Andersson@ste.scitex.com]

Hi Frankie,

I got sms_client working on my laptop (version 2.0.7k under RedHat 5.0,
though). I also had a lot of trouble getting it to work from a "regular
user" account, but finally succeeded. First thing I did, since I wasn't
overly concerned with security on this machine, was to setuid the
executable root:root. Also I had to edit /etc/sms/sms_config to customize
lock file creation path (make sure this path is writable by a normal user).
Don't forget that libmodem will also create a lock file (in /var/spool/uucp
by default, I think - check the source). I had to create /var/spool/uucp
(which doesn't exist by default on RH) and give it the same kind of
permissions as /tmp (777 + t bit set).

Given all of this, it should work. I read another post recommending some
other program. I don't know about that one, but I would still recommend
sms_client, first for its stability, second for the number of
provider-specific drivers available. I think Angelo did a great job with
this.

Should you need more help to get this to work, feel free to mail me back to
the address below.

Good luck.

Ph. A.




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