Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:08:02 -0600 (MDT) From: "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@plutotech.com> To: ckempf@enigami.com (Cory Kempf) Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: non-root pass, symlinks to pass fail Message-ID: <199807271508.JAA24759@panzer.plutotech.com> In-Reply-To: <x7k94z7tz5.fsf@singularity.enigami.com> from Cory Kempf at "Jul 27, 98 01:17:50 am"
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Cory Kempf wrote... > "Kenneth" == Kenneth D Merry <ken@plutotech.com> writes: > > Cory Kempf wrote... > >> If I attempt to use cam_scsi_open() on one of the /dev/pass devices > >> as a non-root user, it failes with errno 13 (access). > >> Why can't I open a pass device as a non-root user? > > > Probably because you're chmoding the wrong devices. First > > off, there is no "cam_scsi_open()" function. My guess is that > > you're using cam_open_device(). > > Yup. The sane stuff is sanei_scsi_open(). Sigh. In any case, I > didn't even think of looking for rpass devices. In hindsight, I > should have thought of it. After all, there are rdsk devices on most > systems. > > Unfortunately, it didn't help: I chmod'd /dev/*pass* to 666, but > cam_scsi_open() still fails with errno 13. > > FWIW, cdrecord -scanbus likewise fails, unless I am root. What are the permissions on the transport layer devices? The one used is /dev/rxpt0. If the CAM library can't open the transport layer device, it can't figure out which passthrough device to open. Ken -- Kenneth Merry ken@plutotech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the messagehome | help
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