Re: Persmission problems

[Pawel Kot]

>>> address@hidden 6 May 2002 12:55:52 >>>
> I hope that I won't ask a question that has been asked before, but I 
> couldn't find my answer in the mailing archive.
> My problem is that I cannot use gnokii with another user than root. And 
> I would like that some other users also can operate it.

You didn't read the FAQ. Did you?

> This is because I want to make a website with the option to send sms. 
> But the web users isn't allowed to serial connection.
> Error from Gnokii:
> ------------------------------------------------------
> GNOKII Version 0.4.0pre19
> Gnokii serial_open: open: Permission denied
> Couldn't open FBUS device: Permission denied
> Telephone interface init failed! Quitting.
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Something with mgnokiidev?? I have added the web user to the gnokii 
> group and the rights of mgnokiidev is root.gnokii

No. gnokii does not use mgnokiidev.

> Anybody any sollution?

Change the permissions to the serial port you use.

pkot