<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the advice. After knowing I need to add to the dialout group, I found these instructions....<div><br></div><div><a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/58119/changing-permissions-on-serial-port">http://askubuntu.com/questions/58119/changing-permissions-on-serial-port</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Worked right out of the gate.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:53 PM, eric oyen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric.oyen@gmail.com" target="_blank">eric.oyen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">you need to add yourself to the group that manages the com port. the fastest way I have found is to edit the groups file directly and append your username to the proper group. save it and you are on your way.<br>
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On Dec 19, 2013, at 7:21 AM, Patrick McDougal wrote:<br>
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> I am new to the mailing list, so I apologize if this topic has been covered before.<br>
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> I recently installed the latest daily build on Ubuntu 12.04. I am connecting to a Kenwood TH6A using a FTDI cable. My problem is that I am denied access to the port unless I run Chirp from the terminal as root.<br>
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> Is there a solution to this issue?<br>
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> Thanks,<br>
> Patrick<br>
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