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--- Rick Stevens <rstevens@(protected)> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 07:51 -0800, Bob Kinney wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 2006-02-19 at 15:46 -0800, Bob Kinney wrote: > > > > I've searched high and low for an answer to this; hopefully somebody > here > > > can > > > > help. > > > > > > > > I'm trying to get kermit to read two commands from a .mykermrc file in > my > > > home > > > > directory: > > > > > > > > SET LINE /dev/ttyS0 > > > > SET CARRIER-WATCH OFF > > > > > > > > I also have an identical .kermrc. > > > > > > > > For some reason, the SET LINE command does not work. > > > > > > > > [bob@(protected) ~]$ kermit > > > > /var/lock > > > > C-Kermit 8.0.209, 17 Mar 2003, for Red Hat Linux 8.0 > > > > Copyright (C) 1985, 2003, > > > > Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. > > > > Type ? or HELP for help. > > > > (/home/bob/) C-Kermit>show file > > > > > > > > Transfer mode: automatic > > > > File patterns: automatic (SHOW PATTERNS for list) > > > > File scan: on 49152 > > > > Default file type: binary > > > > File names: converted > > > > Send pathnames: off > > > > Receive pathnames: auto > > > > Match dot files: no > > > > Wildcard-expansion: kermit > > > > File collision: backup > > > > File destination: disk > > > > File incomplete: auto > > > > File bytesize: 8 > > > > File character-set: ascii > > > > File default 7-bit: ascii > > > > File default 8-bit: latin1-iso > > > > File UCS bom: on > > > > File UCS byte-order: little-endian > > > > Computer byteorder: little-endian > > > > File end-of-line: lf > > > > File eof: length > > > > File download-directory: (none) > > > > Send move-to: (none) > > > > Send rename-to: (none) > > > > Receive move-to: (none) > > > > Receive rename-to: (none) > > > > Initialization file: /home/bob/.kermrc > > > > Root set: (none) > > > > Disk output buffer: 32768 (writes are buffered, blocking) > > > > Stringspace: 500000 > > > > Listsize: 102400 > > > > Longest filename: 255 > > > > Longest pathname: 4096 > > > > Last file sent: (none) > > > > Last file received: (none) > > > > > > > > Also see: > > > > SHOW PROTOCOL, SHOW XFER, SHOW PATTERNS, SHOW STREAMING, SHOW > > > CHARACTER-SETS > > > > (/home/bob/) C-Kermit>show comm > > > > > > > > Communications Parameters: > > > > Line: /dev/tty, speed: unknown, mode: remote, modem: generic > > > > Parity: none, duplex: full, flow: none, handshake: none > > > > Carrier-watch: off, close-on-disconnect: off > > > > Lockfile directory: /var/lock > > > > Typical port device name: /dev/ttyS0 > > > > > > > > Modem signals unavailable > > > > > > > > Type SHOW DIAL to see DIAL-related items. > > > > Type SHOW MODEM to see modem-related items. > > > > > > > > (/home/bob/) C-Kermit> > > > > > > > > > > > > If I rename .kermrc to hide it, the CARRIER-WATCH line changes to the > > > > system default of "auto". > > > > > > > > > > > > Using FC3 on kernel 2.6.12-1.1381_FC3. > > > > > > > > Anyone have any advice? > > > > > > First, swap the "SET CARRIER-WATCH OFF" and the "SET LINE /dev/ttyS0" > > > lines. You have to turn off carrier watch before swapping to a line > > > without carrier. > > > > > > > Thanks for the advice Rick. I tried it, without success. This seems to > > be something that broke between RH9 and FC3 distros. I had it working on > > RH9, but I did FC3 as a fresh install.
Hmmm...here's a clue: When invoking kermit as a non-root user, I get this:
[bob@(protected) ~]$ kermit /var/lock C-Kermit 8.0.209, 17 Mar 2003, for Red Hat Linux 8.0 Copyright (C) 1985, 2003, Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Type ? or HELP for help. (/home/bob/) C-Kermit>set line /dev/ttyS0 /var/lock Sorry, write access to UUCP lockfile directory denied.
What's /var/lock look like?
[bob@(protected) ~]$ ll -d /var/lock drwxrwxr-x 10 root lock 4096 Apr 8 11:01 /var/lock [bob@(protected) ~]$ ll /var/lock total 64 drwx-- --- 2 root root 4096 Aug 9 2004 iptraf drwx-- --- 2 root root 4096 Sep 27 2005 lvm drwxrwsr-x 2 root mailman 4096 Mar 21 2005 mailman drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 8 11:05 mrtg drwxr-xr-x 2 rpm rpm 4096 Feb 20 03:22 rpm drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 7 20:22 subsys drwxr-xr-x 2 uucp uucp 4096 Oct 14 2004 uucp drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Feb 13 2005 xemacs [bob@(protected) ~]$
What would be the security-conscious way to allow non-root users to access the serial port? Should I add myself to the "lock" group, or give universal write access to /var/lock? A better plan?
--bc
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