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From: 39clocks@violet.berkeley.edu (Peter Marinac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Kermit/Tip Device Locking
Keywords: tip, busy port
Message-ID: <1991Apr8.042812.9565@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 8 Apr 91 04:28:12 GMT
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In article <1991Apr7.232257.7292@wam.umd.edu> mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) writes:
>Allow me to explain the situation:
>
>>When I say "doesn't work," I mean that I get "Device Busy" error.
>Tip to /dev/cua responds with:
>       Device Busy
>       Link Down

Check to see if the file "/usr/spool/uucp/LCK/LCK..cua" exists.  If it does, 
delete it (you may have to su first).
                                        Peter