Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:04:23 -0700 From: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: devfs and changing device permissions Message-ID: <44CD5717.1090005@ywave.com> In-Reply-To: <17613.21296.960604.706390@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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Robert Huff wrote: > If I want to permanently change the permissions for a device, I > add en entry to /etc/devfs.conf. Right? Depends. If the device is present when the system boots, yes. If it shows up later (like a USB drive) then you need to set up some /etc/devfs.rules instead. > But that doesn't get picked up until the next time devd is > started. If I want to change the permissions right now, can I just > go into /dev and use chmod or do I need to fool around with > devfs(8)? > > > Robert Huff devfs.rules are applied when you execute /etc/rc.d/devfs restart, and that may apply to devfs.conf too (never tried it honestly). That said, I've never had problems using chmod for temporary changes on device nodes. HTH, Micahhome | help
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