for what it's worth: to make sure this wasn't a polkit thing, i made an action definition for this, and dropped it in /etc/polkit-1/actions:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN""http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1.0/policyconfig.dtd";> <policyconfig> <action id="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec"> <defaults> <allow_active>yes</allow_active> </defaults> <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/usr/bin/cu</annotate> <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.argv1">-l /dev/ttyS0 -s 115200</annotate> <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.imply >true</annotate> <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.owner>unix-user:ummelum</annotate> </action> </policyconfig> i ran it... $ exec /usr/bin/pkexec --user ummelum /usr/bin/cu -l /dev/ttyS0 -s 115200 but alas... according to /var/log/auth.log, the policy worked: Dec 1 22:51:54 iugo polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 successfully authenticated as unix-user:ummelum to gain ONE-SHOT authorization for action org.freedesktop.policykit.exec for unix-process:5798:3872562 [bash] (owned by unix-user:ummelum) Dec 1 22:51:54 iugo pkexec: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root by ummelum(uid=1000) Dec 1 22:51:54 iugo pkexec: pam_ck_connector(polkit-1:session): cannot determine display-device Dec 1 22:51:54 iugo pkexec[6047]: ummelum: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=/dev/pts/0] [CWD=/home/ummelum] [COMMAND=/usr/bin/cu -l /dev/ttyS0 -s 115200] so this isn't a polkit thing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1094278 Title: cu doesn't connect properly to a serial console To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/uucp/+bug/1094278/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
