Well this is strange. I changed the permissions and they even survived a reboot. But I still get a device or resource busy error:
[kevin@localhost kevin]$ wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.41 --> Cannot open /dev/modem: Device or resource busy [kevin@localhost kevin]$ ls -l /dev/modem /dev/ttyS0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jul 31 18:34 /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS0 crwxrwxrwx 1 root uucp 4, 64 Sep 3 19:11 /dev/ttyS0 On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 03:29:05AM -0400, Anthony E. Greene wrote: > You can change the permission on the device that /dev/modem points to. You > can find the device using "ls -l /dev/modem". Assuming it points to > /dev/ttyS0, you can allow all users to access the modem like this: > > chmod 777 /dev/ttyS0 > > I would recommend avoiding Linuxconf because it changes permissions > without telling you. It may reset the permissions on ttyS0 without telling > you. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
