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From: Tim Hedger <hedger@globalnet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Using kermit when not logged in as root
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Gordon Haverland wrote:
> I just went through a reinstall of C-Kermit on a SuSE 5.3 install.
>
> YAST likes to set /dev/modem to point to /dev/ttyS_, instead
> of /dev/cua_. Maybe the RedHat setup is similar.
>
> Even running as root, this produces odd kermit behavior.
> Try setting /dev/modem to point to the cua device.
>
> My kermit setup is: kermit is owned uucp in group uucp and
> is SUID. /dev/modem and/dev/ttyS_ are owned by uucp
> in group uucp as well.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Gordon Haverland
I haven't had problems elsewhere using /dev/cua0 instead of /dev/ttyS0 - e.g.
minicom is OK - and (see reply to a reply from Frank da Cruz to original message)
I've now got kermit to work.
I thought the two naming conventions for ports were interchangeable?
--
Tim Hedger