From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 28 12:36:37 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88E7E16A41F for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:36:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Emanuel.strobl@gmx.net) Received: from mail.gmx.net (pop.gmx.de [213.165.64.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 25EA343D55 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:36:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Emanuel.strobl@gmx.net) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 28 Sep 2005 12:36:33 -0000 Received: from flb.schmalzbauer.de (EHLO cale.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de) [62.245.232.135] by mail.gmx.net (mp004) with SMTP; 28 Sep 2005 14:36:33 +0200 X-Authenticated: #301138 From: Emanuel Strobl To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:36:17 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 References: <200509271502.j8RF22Yl002495@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <200509271502.j8RF22Yl002495@lurza.secnetix.de> X-Birthday: Oct. 6th 1972 X-CelPhone: +49 (0) 173 9967781 X-Tel: +49 (0) 89 18947781 X-Country: Germany X-Address: Munich, 80686 X-OS: FreeBSD MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart3830524.QHnJEllqM4"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200509281436.25131@harrymail> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Subject: Re: user changable brightness? [Was: Re: acpi_sony - no powerd, no man page!] X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:36:37 -0000 --nextPart3830524.QHnJEllqM4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Am Dienstag, 27. September 2005 17:02 CEST schrieb Oliver Fromme: > Emanuel Strobl wrote: > > But now I have the problem that a regular user can't change the > > brightness: > > > > akima:~>6: sysctl -w dev.acpi_sony.0.brightness=3D5 > > dev.acpi_sony.0.brightness: 7 > > sysctl: dev.acpi_sony.0.brightness: Operation not permitted > > > > Is there a tunable to allow regular users to write to dev. sysctls or > > even better, a sysctl MIB security mask to assign "rights" to a > > specific MIB? > > How about using "sudo" or "super" (from ports collection)? Hmm, I never used these but I guess you have to enter the SuperUser=20 password. I don't want any user to know that... I think I had heard of security control mechanisms for sysctl, but I can't= =20 find anything... Are there any user-writable sysctl nodes? Thanks, =2DHarry --nextPart3830524.QHnJEllqM4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBDOo5JBylq0S4AzzwRAvLeAJ0b1CV5USbsvJnRHRndVVGO/7mgDgCgh7P5 qOzX+JJzo2pesWZdn1ModLo= =JGpy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart3830524.QHnJEllqM4--