If you are using debian, you can modify the file /etc/rc.local

and add this instruction:

find /sys/class/beaglebone:green:usr0/ -type f -exec chmod 777 {} \;

then restart the board. This script runs after booting.

On Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:23:11 AM UTC+2, [email protected] 
wrote:
>
>
> I'm trying to run a simple led blink example like here:
>
>
> http://www.phys-x.org/rbots/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104:lesson-1-beaglebone-black-blink-led&catid=46:beaglebone-black&Itemid=81
>
> I'm running a Ubuntu image on my beaglebone black with node 0.8.x.  I get 
> a permission problem that looks like some form of failure to have access to 
> the pins.  I added my user to the dialout group and that didn't work.  Then 
> I added my user to every group I could find and that didn't work either.  
> The only way I can get the code to run and do the blinking is if I run it 
> as root.  My question is, how do I give my user access to whatever is 
> needed to reach the pins running as non-root.  The permission problem looks 
> like the following:
>
> fs.js:338
>   return binding.open(pathModule._makeLong(path), stringToFlags(flags), 
> mode);
>                  ^
> Error: EACCES, permission denied 
> '/sys/class/leds/beaglebone:green:usr0/trigger'
>     at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:338:18)
>     at Object.fs.writeFileSync (fs.js:756:15)
>     at Object.f.pinMode 
> (/home/ubuntu/projects/hello_express/node_modules/bonescript/index.js:132:20)
>     at Object.<anonymous> 
> (/home/ubuntu/projects/hello_express/hello_express.js:31:3)
>     at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
>     at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:467:10)
>     at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
>     at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
>     at Module.runMain (module.js:492:10)
>
> Thanks for any help in advance.  I'm pretty excited to get this running. 
>
> - Samuel
>

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