Daniel,
This sounds very much like the situation where `dip` is not suid.
>From the superuser id, do 'chmod u+s /usr/bin/dip' and try again.
I dont know if suid is a requirement for `dip` to work (the answer
is probably yes since the general policy is that only root has write
access to devices), but that is the only way I could get it to work.
As regards your second question, take a look at the linux-newbie
faq at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
Regards,
Kenneth
There is no such thing as luck. 'Luck' is nothing but an absence of bad luck.
On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Daniel wrote:
> Sorry they all are locked and I have permission denied on modem, ttyS0 &
> cua0.
> This appenned since I moved from the slackware to Red Hat distribution.
>
> Also when I want to execute a file I have to type ./ before the command.
> I wonder why?
> Thank you again.
>
> On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Kenneth Stephen wrote:
>
> > Daniel,
> >
> > If your /dev/modem device is actually a symbolic link to
> > /dev/ttyS0, try port ttyS0.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Kenneth
> >
> > There is no such thing as luck. 'Luck' is nothing but an absence of bad luck.
> >
> > On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Daniel wrote:
> >
> > > When I want to get connected on Internet and use a dip script, if I'm not
> > > in supervisor mode, I receive the following message:
> > >
> > > >> port modem
> > > PORT: terminal port set to "modem".
> > > DIP: tty: lock: (/var/lock/LCK..modem): Permission non accordée.
> > > DIP: can't open - problems with locking modem
> > >
> > > I destroyed the file /var/lock/LCK..modem,
> > > no difference.......
> > >
> > > also with minicom I have this:
> > > Device /dev/modem is locked.
> > >
> > > How can I be unlocked ?
> > > Free me please.
> > > Thank you.
> > > Daniel.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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