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Re: Newbie comments & queries



On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 16:13, Ian Balchin wrote:
> OK, OK, OK,
> 
> I _am_  reading the modem-HOWTO and the wvdial README right now.
> 
> I can see this is a complex subject.
> 
> I have installed minicom but can only run from root.  When run from user 
> I get:
> 
> minicom cannot open /dev/ttyS1: permission denied

Check the permissions of /dev/ttyS1 with ls -al.  It's most likely owned
by root with a dialout group.  Adding your username to the dialout group
with addgroup and logging in again should allow you to use minicom with
a normal user(s) of your choice.

--mike




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