From 052aa77a4f047e37894c03c5bba1ddb881976259 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dekay Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 11:36:36 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Create dialout group if it doesn't exist. The user may need to create the `dialout` group before adding a user to it. That requires a reboot. Logging out is insufficient. --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bc35f6d..272755c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Boards flashed with OpenFIRE *must be plugged in **before** launching the applic ##### Requirements: Anything with QT5 support. - Arch Linux: **TODO: Aur PKGBUILD when public** - Other distros: [Try the latest binary](https://github.com/TeamOpenFIRE/OpenFIRE-App/releases/latest) (built for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, but should work for most distros?) - - Make sure your user is part of the `dialout` group (`# usermod -a -G dialout insertusernamehere`); you'll be notified on startup if this is necessary. + - Make sure your user is part of the `dialout` group (`# usermod -a -G dialout insertusernamehere`); you'll be notified on startup if this is necessary. Log out and back in again for the change to take effect. + - If you get the error message `usermod: group 'dialout' does not exist` when running the command above, you'll need to create the group (`# groupadd dialout`) and reboot for the change to take effect before trying again. ### For Windows: ##### Requirements: Windows 7 and up (64-bit only).