Internal Modem

Vram lamsokvr at xprt.net
Sun Nov 14 19:40:05 UTC 2004


On Sun, 2004-11-14 at 21:27 +0200, afmdg wrote:
> Vram a écrit :
> 
> >On Sun, 2004-11-14 at 18:22 +0200, afmdg wrote:
> ><snip>
> >  
> >
> >>I find gnome-ppp in the hoary. It is very simple to use for teenagers to 
> >>connect internet. And I have the time of connection.
> >>I have a problem. I have to open with root privileges to connect with 
> >>the modem.
> >>How to add the first user created for using the modem (I have the 
> >>message /dev/ttySHSF0 acces denied but /dev/ttySHSF0 have 660 privileges) ?
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >If you <root> want first user to have access give them access with
> >
> >chmod ttySHSF0 666
> >
> >HTH
> >
> >Vram
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> Thank for you answer. I have to say friends to do that. They don't want 
> teenagers can access root privileges.
> But why I have to made a chmod 666 ?
> I see like this
> crw-rw----    1 root     dialout    ttyS0
> crw-rw----    1 root     root        ttySHSF0
> First User can't acces dialout group ? If he can, the most easier it 
> isn't to change the group of ttySHSF0. But I don't know how.
> I ask this question just to know.



CHGRP(1)                         User Commands
CHGRP(1)

NAME
       chgrp - change group ownership




So the command <as root>


chgrp dialout ttySHSFO




HopeThisHelps <HTH>


Vram







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