Curt, WE7U wrote:
AX.25 kernel ports require root access, so you need to do the "chmod
4755 /usr/local/bin/xastir" command as root in order to give Xastir
SUID Root privileges. Xastir only uses the root privileges when it
needs to, reducing it's privileges to a normal user when it doesn't.
That's of course if you do the chmod command and then run Xastir as
a normal user, which is the correct way.
Also: You don't tell Xastir to use the ttyS? port, as that port is
already tied up by the kissattach command. What you do is create an
"AX.25 TNC" interface in Xastir and have it use the name you gave
the AX.25 networking port. "ax0" appears to be what you used above.
I last used "aprs" as the name in "axports" for mine.
<snip>
The comments from Curt where right on target. The chmod command is a
little obscure for a beginner. I understand what I did, but I did have
any clue that it was needed, or if somebody told me to give root access
to xastir I will not know how to do it.
Regarding the set up of one interface "AX.25 TNC" for the ax25
networking port, I felt dumb as it was more o less obvious. I ask for
tolerance towards a beginner in linux and Xastir.
Thanks for the good will and the help, specially to curt who give me the
answer when I explained more in detail my problem.
I still kept my general offer to write some help for others.
Neville - YN1V
Sysop of YN1BBS
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