kermit hangs on connect

[kc8tbe]

I'm trying to use ckermit to connect to a Cisco router. Here's what I did for setup:
emerge ckermit
chown uucp /usr/bin/ckermit

And on each system startup:
chown uucp /dev/ttyS0
chmod u+rwx /dev/ttyS0

Once the Cisco router is turned on:
kermit
> set line /dev/ttyS0
> set carrier-watch off
> connect

I get the message about what escape characters are enabled, and then ckermit hangs. No prompt from the router. I need to to a kill -9 to get out of it. I've also tried this:
kermit
> set line /dev/ttyS0
> set carrier-watch off
> set speed 9600
> set stop-bits 1
> set parity none
> set flow-control none
> connect

with the same results. Using Windows Hyperterminal or an old Sherwood terminal I have no trouble connecting to the router. Any idea what I am doing wrong?

[kc8tbe]

...and as usual, I discover the solution right after I post. The problem was in a network cable, and kermit was hanging because fopen() was blocking the program. FYI, here's a little howto for connecting to Cisco routers with kermit for any other newbies like me:

1. Install kermit:
# emerge ckermit
# chown uucp /usr/bin/kermit

2. Every system bootup (or whenever you want to use kermit). Replace /dev/ttyS0 with the approriate device file:
# chown uucp /dev/ttyS0
# chmod u+rw /dev/ttyS0

3. To connect (note that > denotes a Kermit prompt):
# kermit
> set line /dev/ttyS0
> set carrier-watch off
> connect

4. To disconnect and exit kermit, press Ctrl+\+C, then:
> quit

Enjoy!

[diaz]

Just wanted to say:

Thanks alot.
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[JoshFed]

I can connect to the Cisco via kermit as root. There's another user who will need access to the Cisco too. Can I make it so kermit can be used by non root users?

[Stever]

What if you add the user to the uucp group?

[JoshFed]

Good thinkin Stever. That works. Thanks

[gemi]

all the above does not work for me.

I installed ckermit from scratch and followed the instructions above. I still get the /var/lock: Permission denied Worry, write access to UUCP lockfile directory denied.

Any ideas anyone?

[Hu]

Resurrecting a five year old thread is not particularly good practice.

What is the output of ls -la /var/lock{,/} ; id?