On Sun, 2006-12-03 at 07:37 -0600, Jay Cliburn wrote: > Gilboa Davara wrote: > > On Sat, 2006-12-02 at 21:23 -0600, Jay Cliburn wrote: > > >> The current workaround is to add non-root users to the uucp group. (Or maybe > >> this is the solution?) Any ideas why I can't get a udev rule to change the > >> perms to 0666 on /dev/ttyS0? > > > Why not solve the problem using the uucp group? It's the designed > > solution? > > Your final question mark indicates you have the same question I do: Is the uucp > group *the* solution for non-root users needing to access the serial port. I do not think it means what you think it means. [1]. My bad. (Bad wording on my part) AFAIK uucp is the designated group for serial port users. > > My other question is why doesn't a non-default udev rule work as expected on > /dev/ttyS* No idea. Add some "echos" to the script and check who's changing the access mode. - Gilboa [1] The Princess Bride: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/quotes
