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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: sudo override
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:40:05 +0100
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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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