Re: Accessing serial port information in privilege restricted directory
From: Paul Taylor (pault_rem_.ngea_at_virgin.net)
Date: 07/05/05
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Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 08:09:49 +0100
On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:54:40 +0100, Paul Taylor wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am writing an application that needs to access information stored in
> files /proc/tty/device/*, but the directory /proc/tty/device only
> allows root access. The directory contains files that indicate the serial
> ports available for use on the system, both traditional and USB adapter
> types.
>
> Has anyone got an idea why the /proc/tty/device directory is restricted
> to root? Basically, I'm trying to work out what the best approach to take
> with my application, which runs with user privileges.
>
I guess the directory is restricted for similar reasons that the ttySx and
ttyUSBx device nodes are restricted. If an application needs to use a
serial port then the sysadmin needs to make changes to allow serial port
access. I guess the sysadmin would need to make changes in the same vein
to allow a user program to access the files indicating which ports are
available for use.
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