Re: pppd changes permission to /dev/ttyS1 (my modem)
Quoting Piotr Krukowiecki (piotr@pingu.ii.uj.edu.pl):
> Hi
>
> pppd removes g+w from /dev/ttyS1 after it is started. So next time I have
> to be root to use my modem (and to connect to internet). How to make pppd
> stop removing it ?
You don't want to do that. You want to allow pppd to put it back before
it quits.
How are you stopping pppd? The correct way (e.g. as used by poff) is
SIGTERM. Perhaps you are SIGKILLing it?
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