If you know the root password, the command: su - should ask you for the root password. note it is su space dash On Wed, 12 Aug 2009, james collins wrote: > I don't know if I am logged as a root user for some reason I don't think I am > tried to log in by just typing > > sudo > > but all I got back was usage for the sudo command. How would log in as root to > run the command you gave me? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 12, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Hermann <meinelisten at onlinehome.de> wrote: > > >On 12.08.2009 at 16:37:18 james collins <james.collins75 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >Just tried it with TTY got the following > > > > > >-bash: /dev/ttyUSB0: Permission denied > > > > >Are you not logged in as root, or is this impossible on a Mac? > > > > >Can I type sudo before I give this command, and then when my computer > > >asks for my password give it and then for like 5 minutes I would have > > >permission to run this command? > > > > >Should work at least on a real Unix/Linux; but, again, I don't know > >anything about Macs. > >And there's one more thing you can do: > >Try whether the following command exists: > >lsusb > >of course with your usb2serial cable connected. > >Is it listed? Do you know the exact type of cable? > >Can you get sighted assistance for a while, to look in Mac's device > >manager whether this cable has been detected at all? > >Provided there's such a thing like a device manager on this machine. > >Hermann > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.
