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Date:      Fri, 07 Jan 2005 19:46:39 -0800
From:      Tabor Kelly <tkelly-freebsd-questions@taborandtashell.net>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Device Perms in 5.3
Message-ID:  <41DF579F.5090709@taborandtashell.net>
In-Reply-To: <20050107225850.GA32279@xor.obsecurity.org>
References:  <BAY15-F1452C2528EB6838353FEACC6940@phx.gbl> <20050107225850.GA32279@xor.obsecurity.org>

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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.

-- 

Tabor Kelly
tkelly-freebsd-questions@taborandtashell.net
http://tabor.taborandtashell.net



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