Hello
s. keeling (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> Incoming from John Hasler:
>> s. keeling writes:
>>
>>> Consider adding it to dialout as well.
>>
>> Not necessary.
>
> Good to know, thanks. What's dialout for then?
To access the serial ports. With that you can for example use programs
like kppp without the suid bit set. If you are only in dip, you have to
use the preconfigured connections, but cannot configure connections
yourself.
best regards
Andreas Janssen
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