John Goerzen wrote:
> Bad idea. Replace the entry in the options file with ttyS0, do NOT make a
> modem symlink. This could, in fact, be responsible for all the rest of
> your problems.
>
> Reason is: modems use UUCP-style locking. Other programs will see that
> /dev/modem is locked, but NOT that /dev/ttyS0 is locked, and will use that
> device without asking any questions at all!
Is this correct?
If this is a symbolic link won't it resolv the link before locking the
creating? ie. the UUCP lockfile will be derived from the resolved link
and not the link itself.
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