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cc: Karl Agee <kdagee@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Device Perms in 5.3
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Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 02:54:28PM -0800, Karl Agee wrote:
> 
>>I want to use 5.3 as a desktop system, but I am having some problems with 
>>device permissions.  Since devfs re-creates devices on boot I have to redo 
>>the perms everytime I want to use these devices.  Listening to audio cd's, 
>>watching dvd's or burning cd's/dvd's.  Gets a little annoying.
>>
>>How can I "peg" device permissions the way I want them...other than using 
>>it on a daily basis as root?
> 
> 
> man devfs
> 
> Kris

Or you could write a script to do it every time you boot. But 'man 
devfs' will probably tell you the "correct" way to do it.

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