-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/28/2012 05:43 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/28/2012 04:17 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote: >> Maybe this explains why I'm unable to access the serial port... once >> again SELinux more a pain in the ass rather than of real use... >> >> http://www.ukraa.com/www/faq/75-starbar/102-fedora15rxtx.html >> >> >> Fedora 15 Unable to connect to serial port >> >> Written by Administrator Thursday, 25 August 2011 20:16 >> >> Fedora 15 fails to connect to USB - Serial port or inbuilt serial port >> >> Fedora 15 comes with a restrictive user policy. >> >> Your user account need to be in the dialout group you can accomplish this >> with the command below run as the root user. >> >> usermod -a -G dialout <username> >> > > Wow.... :-) :-) > > And did you know that one needs to be part of the "wireshark" group to use > wireshark as a normal user? And, you have to part of the "vboxusers" group > to gain access to USB devices when using VirtualBox? > > This has nothing to do with selinux. It is normal unix/linux limiting > policy. > > But when in doubt it is always a good idea to blame it. :^( -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk/E6Q8ACgkQrlYvE4MpobNangCdE3F3Uw1gkvDjJJWCU8buEpOY ofQAnjaDHu9UMUi3+UiOWxqff1lFVo/P =y9eV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
