Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 21:36:04 +1000 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: "R. Lahaye" <lahaye@users.sourceforge.net> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: minicom is forbidden ? Message-ID: <20010908213604.A898@k7.mavetju.org> In-Reply-To: <3B99EA04.AE75CCD1@users.sourceforge.net>; from lahaye@users.sourceforge.net on Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 06:51:00PM %2B0900 References: <3B99EA04.AE75CCD1@users.sourceforge.net>
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On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 06:51:00PM +0900, R. Lahaye wrote: > When I do a make in /usr/ports/comms/minicom, I get: > ===> minicom-1.83.1_2 is forbidden: Local exploit yielding setuid uucp. That warns you for a possible security problem with minicom. Of course, now that you know it you might not want to install it anymore. Buuuut... if you say "I don't care", get rid of the FORBIDDEN line in the Makefile and install it. > If minicom isn't available, what would be an alternative for setting > up a terminal that listens to the serial port ? kermit Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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