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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