Minicom only works suid root

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Subject: Minicom only works suid root
From: Anthony Campbell <a.campbell@doctors.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 16:59:53 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 20010918165953.A4649@debian.local>
Mail-followup-to: Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk>, debian-user@lists.debian.org

I have to have minicom setuid root, even though I have added myself to
the dialout group, which according to the man page should allow access
to serial port devices. Any suggestions for what's wrong?

Anthony

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