Serial Port for Root Only

Mike Dwiggins mike at azdwiggins.com
Fri Apr 29 23:38:27 UTC 2011



On 4/29/2011 4:25 PM, Brendan Jones wrote:
> On 04/30/2011 09:20 AM, Mike Dwiggins wrote:
>> I have a USB serial adapter I am trying to use as a seial console device
>> for putty.  It is identified and works like a champ for root but will
>> not work for any other user.
>>
>> For anyone other than root putty returns "Unable to Open Port".  I have
>> checked proc/bus/usb/devices and can find nothing that would restrict use.
>>
>> Is there somewhere else I should be looking?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
> Try adding the user to group tty

Same Result.



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