Re: Running KPTC as user

Since you wanted me to write to the list I did so.

Erik

Tim Fischer wrote:
> Hi Erik,
> don't misunderstand me.... It is ok to contact me directly. But I thought this 
> thread could be of general interest..... It is highly in my interest to have 
> working packages in the repository!!!
> Did you solve the kptc issue? I'm sorry I cannot try it out, because I have no 
> Pactor controller.
> But if you found the solution, why not post it to the mailing list? So others 
> with the same problem could also try it out....
>
>
>
> Am Samstag, 22. Dezember 2007 18:35:45 schrieben Sie:
>   
>> Hi Tim
>>
>> Very sorry having contacted you directly.
>>
>> I'll continue in the mailinglist :-(
>>
>> Erik OZ4KK
>>
>> Tim Fischer wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Erik,
>>> it is not correct what you did!!!!
>>> You have to add the user account under which you are running kptc to the
>>> group uucp!
>>> No idea why you created a group "kptc". It's not necessary!
>>> For example, if the local user you are trying it is "erik", you have to
>>> add "erik" to the group "uucp". This will be done by the yast2 USERS
>>> Management and NOT by the GROUP MANAGEMENT!!!!!
>>> There is no need for group passwords or things like that!
>>>
>>> See the attached screenshot....
>>>
>>> It is definitely a security issue that you cannot open the modem device!
>>> If nothing helps, please START KPTC in a konsole and send me the output
>>> of the console!!!!
>>>
>>> Hope that helps....
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> 73 de Tim...
>>>
>>> P.S.: Please, for future requests, use the openSUSE Ham Mailing list.
>>>
>>> Am Freitag, 21. Dezember 2007 20:01:47 schrieben Sie:
>>>       
>>>> Hi Tim and many tnx fer your reply to my query.
>>>>
>>>> About the uucp and kptc, I now have put kptc in the group uucp.
>>>> Pleas have a look at the screendump attached to this mails.
>>>>
>>>> I also attached the what happened whe I started up the kptc as user.
>>>>
>>>> Wish you too a merry Christmas and a happy new year 2008
>>>>
>>>> 73 de Erik, OZ4KK
>>>>
>>>> Tim Fischer wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Hi Erik,
>>>>> the only idea I have: Is the user you are trying KPTC with in group
>>>>> "uucp"? Otherwise you will have no access to the serial port!
>>>>> Please check that. If that does not help, do the following: Open a
>>>>> terminal in KDE and start kptc manually. Send me the console output of
>>>>> the program (if there is any). But in my opinion there must be some
>>>>> problem with the access rights!!!!!
>>>>> Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 de Tim, DG7GT
>>>>>
>>>>> Am Donnerstag, 20. Dezember 2007 08:08:40 schrieben Sie:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Hi Tim..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many thanks for the work you have done for us. I have not seen such a
>>>>>> big hamradio package for one of the other linux distros.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have  a query.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I cannot get Kptc to work as user.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have any information about that ?
>>>>>>             
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