Login as uucp
If you try the following and get these errors, try login as uucp:
$ cu -l /dev/ttyS0 cu: /etc/uucp/port: fopen: Permission denied $ su - # cu -l /dev/ttyS0 cu: creat (/var/lock/TMP00000010e9): Permission denied cu: /dev/ttyS0: Line in use # su - uucp $ cu -l /dev/ttyS0 Connected.