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Article: 13865 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: those who know me have no need of my name <not-a-real-address@usa.net>
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: (solaris-9) why must I be ROOT to run kermit?
Date: 17 Nov 2002 22:24:59 GMT
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Xref: newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu comp.protocols.kermit.misc:13865
in comp.protocols.kermit.misc i read:
>If you are trying to use a modem with kermit, you might be having
>problems because you are not part of the uucp group when you are
>trying to access the modem. When you are root, then there is no
>problem accessing the modem. I had similar problems.
>I had to make my operators part of the uucp group, so they could run my
>kermit scripts.
that's one way. the installation instructions describe the more general
solution.
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