Re: sudo override

From	The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: sudo override
Date	2024-10-16 21:40 +0100
Organization	A little, after lunch
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On 16/10/2024 20:37, Rich wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On 16/10/2024 13:04, Anssi Saari wrote:
>>> On some Linux systems, maybe even typically, permissions are like
>>> this for serial devices:
>>>
>>> crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Oct 12 12:07 /dev/ttyUSB0
>>
>> [ that device does not exist on my installation,
> 
> It appears dynamically when you plug in a USB serial device to a USB
> port.

Fairy Nuff. But yes, adding yourself to the dialout group allows access.

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