> I have installed Debian-Linux, after I boot, and the system asks for the > login, I log in as root. the problem is I'm at a $prompt, I don't know
Do 'whoami' and see who you are really logged on as. Why do you need to change /dev/modX anyway? /dev/ttySX is a COM port. But if you really need to, just make a link to /dev/modX and call it /dev/ttysX. Or whatever you need. Same trick as you go around with modem setup sometimes with programs that use /dev/modem, which is not initially installed in the system. Andrew --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrei S. Ivanov [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN 12402354 http://members.tripod.com/AnSIv <--Little things for Linux.