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Subject: Re: device permission in devfs.conf not working.
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> Hi,
>
> I want to be able to use usb drives as a normal user so I added the line :
>
> perm    da0     0777
> in /etc/devfs.conf
>
> But when I plug in the device, da0 and da0s1 is created with default
> permission :
>
> [nicblais] /dev> ll da*
> crw-r-----  1 root  operator    0, 148 Oct  2 13:53 da0
> crw-r-----  1 root  operator    0, 149 Oct  2 13:53 da0s1
>
> Although I can mount it fine as root, I have to chmod 777 to make it work
> for
> other users.
>
> [nicblais] /dev# chmod 777 da0*
> [nicblais] /dev# ll da*
> crwxrwxrwx  1 root  operator    0, 148 Oct  2 13:53 da0*
> crwxrwxrwx  1 root  operator    0, 149 Oct  2 13:53 da0s1*
>
> I'm assuming it would work if I left the usb drive plugged in while
> booting
> but that kinda defeats the purpose of a portable storage media.
> Is my entry in /etc/devfs.conf not correct?

The correct way to do things with pluggable devices is to use the
devfs.rules(5) configuration file.

-- 
-jpeg.