[Bug 1505398] [NEW] Minicom doesn't unblock /dev/ttyUSB device after shutdown

[Michael Brunner]

Public bug reported:

Hello,

I use minicom with an USB Adapter to communicate with a cisco switch.
Everything went fine but when I close the program with ctrl+a, z and j, the lock at /dev/ttyUSB0 wasn't removed. :/

If I remove the file /var/lock/LCK..ttyUSB0, the device is unlocked.

Sorry for my bad english.

best regards,

michael

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: minicom 2.7-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt6
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Oct 12 23:01:35 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
SourcePackage: minicom
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: minicom (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages trusty

** Description changed:

  Hello,
  
- I use minicom to communicate with an USB Adapter to a cisco switch.
+ I use minicom with an USB Adapter to communicate with a cisco switch.
  Everything went fine but when I close the program with ctrl+a, z and j, the lock at /dev/ttyUSB0 wasn't removed. :/
  
- If I remove the file /var/lock/LCK..ttyUSB0, the lock was removed.
- 
+ If I remove the file /var/lock/LCK..ttyUSB0, the device is unlocked.
  
  Sorry for my bad english.
- 
  
  best regards,
  
  michael
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: minicom 2.7-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt6
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-30-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Oct 12 23:01:35 2015
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  SourcePackage: minicom
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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