su root
chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0 and/or /dev/ttyS1.
This will allow any user access to the serial ports:
gaf@gaf:~ > ls -l /dev/ttyS0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root uucp 4, 64 Jun 27 12:18 /dev/ttyS0
My pilot is connected to this port.
"Hartnett" wrote:
> I'm running Red Hat 6.2 and wanted to ask where do I setup permissions to let
> users access the serial ports?
> I've looked in Linuxconf and the Control Panel, but I have not found anything
> , or missed it.
> I'm trying to get Linux to sync with my Palm Pilot, it works fine under root.
--
Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org
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