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In article <1993Jan2.213642.3755@nextdoor.com> john@nextdoor.com (John  
McCracken) writes:
> In article <C07ItC.9A6@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor  
> Barcan) writes:
> > 
> > Just add the following lines to your '.kermrc' file in your home  
directory.   
> > You need the Zmodem package from Sonata.  Now, whenever I need to upload
> > using Zmodem, I do the following:
> > 
> > 	1) Exit into Kermit command mode (usually CTRL-] c)
> > 	2) 'cd' to the directory of the file(s)
> > 	3) Type 'sz files' or whatever files you want to send.
> 
> This didn't work for me.  I get the following error message:
> 
>    zsh: permission denied: /dev/cufa
> 
> Permissions on /dev/cufa:
> 
>    crw-------  1 uucp     wheel     11,224 Jan  2 13:00 /dev/cufa
> 
> Permissions on /usr/local/bin/kermit:
> 
>    -rwsr-sr-x  1 uucp     other     344064 Dec  6 12:19  
/usr/local/bin/kermit*
> 
> If I change ownership of /dev/cufa to 'john', it works, but that's an
> unacceptable solution since there are other users of the machine.

Art Isbell also notified me of this problem.  On my system, I have a slightly  
different setup, which may or may not be an acceptable solution for others.

I have a group called 'modem'.  I make all the users that I want to have  
access to the modem members of this group.  I then set my ports with these  
permissions:

   0 crw-rw----  1 uucp     modem     11,224 Jan  2 21:49 /dev/cufa

My kermit permissions are also NOT setuid uucp.

If anyone has any comments on the "safety" of this setup, I'm all ears.  :)

-- 
Davor Barcan
davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca	(NeXTMail)