The following reply was made to PR pkg/42328; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost> To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost Cc: Subject: Re: pkg/42328: setting PKG_SYSCONFDIR.minicom creates directory permission problems Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:38:45 +0900 On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:20:05 +0900, Steven Drake <sdrake%xnet.co.nz@localhost> wrote: > On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, OBATA Akio wrote: > > If both current this package and after your patch works, just remove > > OWN_DIRS_PERMS line. > > Because it means no need special permission to config directory. > Good idea and probably best, I have no idea why the directory is given > special permissions, it does not need it. (This is nothing in the cvs log > and I doubt jlam will remember why he added it 7 year ago.) Possibly, allow dialer group to admin/use minicom.