Bug 27506 – wvdial not useable for normal user - no permission for /var/lock

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Björn Michaelsen 2003-08-28 18:16:32 UTC]

Olny root can start wvdial, because it tries to get a lock in
/var/lock/LCK..ttyS* but has no permission in that dir belongs to root:uucp.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. log in as normal user
2. wvdail
Actual Results:  
--> Cannot open /dev/tts/0: Device or resource busy

Expected Results:  
start dialing

possible fix:
let the ebuild do this:
chown root:uucp /usr/bin/wvdial
chmod g+s /usr/bin/wvdial

[Comment 1 Björn Michaelsen 2003-09-07 09:08:45 UTC]

or add a simple advice to the ebuild that users have to be member of the dialout AND uucp groups to use wvdial

[Comment 2 Björn Michaelsen 2003-09-07 09:28:35 UTC]

Created attachment 17228 [details, diff]
patch for the wvdial-1.53-r1 ebuild

I modified the ebuild and made a diff with the original ebuild. I hope this
helps.

[Comment 3 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) 2003-09-12 06:59:47 UTC]

thanks bjorn