http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4031
------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-29-08 02:39 ------- This bug affects wvdial too. wvdial is a dialer for ppp connections, quite important for people who don't want to use kppp. -- Configure bugmail: http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. ------- Reminder: ------- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: RESOLVED creation_date: description: When a non-privilleged user tries to run minicom, it fails with a permissions error trying to create a lock file in /var/lock. This is because minicom runs without any elevated privilleges, and non-privilleged users don't have permissions to create files in /var/lock.