Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 07:53:51 +0700 From: Old Crankbuster <crankbuster@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions about groups. Message-ID: <20090505005351.GB6564@gecko.davescrunch.net> In-Reply-To: <20090504210229.c10231a2.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20090504141834.GA5348@gecko.davescrunch.net> <20090504210229.c10231a2.freebsd@edvax.de>
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--yNb1oOkm5a9FJOVX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> [2009-05-04 21:02:29 +0200]: =20 > > [...] and of > > course 'wheel'. >=20 > Why "of course"? :-) >=20 Umm, linuxism habit :-) > There are several groups that you can add your user to, but because > you're already in wheel, you don't have to (such as the "dialer" > group for ppp). >=20 >=20 >=20 > > I am not seeing such things as plugdev,audio,cdrom in etc/group after > > initial install. >=20 > No, they seem to be "Linuxisms". :-) >=20 :-) =20 > FreeBSD manages the things you're requiring through two important > files: /etc/devfs.conf (and /etc/devfs.rules) and /etc/devd.conf. >=20 > The devfs files control the virtual device file system. It allows > you to have permissions on a per-device file basis. These files are > those that are present from system startup on. >=20 > The devd file controls how the system should react if it detects > new devices while it's already running. >=20 > See the manpages for these files. Yes, they do exist. :-) Excellent. Many thanks. :-) --=20 Cheers=20 --yNb1oOkm5a9FJOVX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkn/jh8ACgkQ5cpRcLTxAv7SiACeK5WbNryyOkUr4VpqojR7SUv3 GqsAnAm1CV2d/TNf948bJFSUjxcCq4PF =Ixwu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --yNb1oOkm5a9FJOVX--
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