[Xastir] Re: using the modprobe ax25 and Xastir

[Neville A. Cross]

Curt, WE7U wrote:
>
> AX.25 kernel ports require root access, so you need to do the "chmod
> 4755 /usr/local/bin/xastir" command as root in order to give Xastir
> SUID Root privileges.  Xastir only uses the root privileges when it
> needs to, reducing it's privileges to a normal user when it doesn't.
> That's of course if you do the chmod command and then run Xastir as
> a normal user, which is the correct way.
>
> Also:  You don't tell Xastir to use the ttyS? port, as that port is
> already tied up by the kissattach command.  What you do is create an
> "AX.25 TNC" interface in Xastir and have it use the name you gave
> the AX.25 networking port.  "ax0" appears to be what you used above.
> I last used "aprs" as the name in "axports" for mine.
>   
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The comments from Curt where right on target. The chmod command is a 
little obscure for a beginner. I understand what I did, but I did have 
any clue that it was needed, or if somebody told me to give root access  
to xastir I will not know how to do it.

Regarding the set up of one interface "AX.25 TNC" for the ax25 
networking port, I felt dumb as it was more o less obvious. I ask for 
tolerance towards a beginner in linux and Xastir.

Thanks for the good will and the help, specially to curt who give me the 
answer when I explained more in detail my problem.

I still kept my general offer to write some help for others.

Neville - YN1V
Sysop of YN1BBS