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--- computing:linux:serial_terminal [2013/02/23 10:48]
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+++ computing:linux:serial_terminal [2015/07/07 10:49] (current)
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   * Like HyperTerminal in Windows
+===== Permissions =====
+http://websistent.com/fix-serial-port-permission-denied-errors-linux/
+Often in Linux, you must be ''root'' or be a member of the ''dialout'' user group to access serial ports as needed below.
+Add a user to the ''dialout'' user group, then **log out and back in** to gain the new privileges:
+<file>
+sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER
+</file>
+or
+<file>
+sudo usermod -a -G dialout <username>
+</file>
 ===== Command Line =====
 ==== Minicom ====
-:!: Minicom must be run as 'root'.
 <file>

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