hi,

/dev/modem is just a link.
the permissions for your serial ports are completely up to you. the 
default permissions in most distros are only for root , but if you use 
gdm (or some other app) on a RedHat box for example it will change some 
of these dev entries to be writeable by the user that logs in

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>Hi all!
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>Here's another question...
>
>Are /dev/modem and/or /dev/ttyS1 supposed to be non-weitable for all
>except root? Because if they are, I can't run minicom as an ordinary user.
>I have to run it as root. I changed the permissions already so I can now
>run minicom as an ordinary user, but is that suposed to be the case?
>
>Thanks! God,bless!
>
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