Bug 60427 - WvDial will not connect except as User 'Root'
Summary: WvDial will not connect except as User 'Root'
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: wvdial
Version: 7.2
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Harald Hoyer
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-02-27 17:32 UTC by Norman Sonnichsen
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:40 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-09-21 14:29:10 UTC
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Description Norman Sonnichsen 2002-02-27 17:32:19 UTC 
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Description of problem:
When I try to connect to my ISP using the WvDial program, logged on
as a normal User, I get the message:
"Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: Device or Resource busy"

When I change to User 'Root', however, I am able to connect.
Why can I not connect using WvDial as a normal User?

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Logon as a normal User
2.Open xterm
3.run "WvDial" to connect to ISP
	

Actual Results:  "Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: Device or Resource busy"

where /dev/ttyS0 is my external modem

Expected Results:  Should connect to ISP

Additional info:

I have an external 56K bps modem connected to COM1
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