Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 14:17:02 +1100 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: dgy@rtd.com, freebsd-hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.1R MAKEDEV patch? Message-ID: <199602010317.OAA07238@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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> - changes the st* devices (raw, norewind and eject) to allow members > of the group to write them. Otherwise, owner (root) would be required > to perform dumps, etc. > - changes the control devices for st* (i.e. st*ctl.*) to prevent anyone > BUT the owner from accessing them. This is now consistent with all > other *ctl devices in the script. This is in -current. Someone should copy it to -stable after it has been tested a bit. > - explicitly chmod the lpctl and pcaudioctl devices to 600 (even though > the script's umask causes them to be 600, anyway!) No, the umask is reliable and is relied on in many other places. Bruce
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