[chirp_users] CHMOD ...

[Pat Anderson]

You are right that the device recreates itself every time it is plugged in
and the chmod is not persistent. However, I am a member of the dialout
group, and that does not give me the required permission to access the
/dev/ttyUSB0 device. I don't know why. So far, only the chmod "trick" if
you will works, and it is not difficult.

On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 12:59 AM W Paul Mills <ac0hy at wpmills.com> wrote:

> While this will work, it is not really the right way to do it. It is
> also temporary. These devices recreate themselves every boot, or every
> time you reinsert a device.
>
>
> The right way is "sudo adduser user dialout" Substitue your user name
> for "user." On some systems the group may be different.
>
> Example:
>
>
> wpmills at suzanne1:~$ ls -l /dev/ttyUSB*
> crw-rw----+ 1 root dialout 188, 0 Jun  7 18:53 /dev/ttyUSB0
> crw-rw----+ 1 root dialout 188, 1 Jun  8 02:49 /dev/ttyUSB1
> wpmills at suzanne1:~$
>
> wpmills at suzanne1:~$ sudo adduser wpmills dialout
> [sudo] password for wpmills:
> The user `wpmills' is already a member of `dialout'.
> wpmills at suzanne1:~$
>
>
>
> On 6/7/20 7:14 PM, Peter via chirp_users wrote:
> > Hi all:
> >
> > I am not sure who came up with the brilliant tip of chmod 777
> > /dev/ttyUSB0 as I have deleted the email suggesting that.
> >
> > So THANK YOU for that suggestion. I was getting frustrated trying to get
> > Chirp on Linux Mint 19.2 to up/download from my new (to me) Icom 2100H.
> > All I got was error messages that the radio had responded
> > inappropriately. Until I did the chmod thing. IT WORKED.
> >
> > So, thanks again. Now I can get going on the next step of a very long
> march.
> >
> > Peter, VE3BBN
> >
>
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