/etc/devfs.conf not working properly

[Daniel Molina Wegener]

El Mar, 15 de Mayo de 2007, 13:53, Jim Stapleton escribió:
> I have my /etc/devfs.conf file set to make some of my files
> mountable/readable directly for normal users (specifically CD/DVD
> devices). However, the original permissions are being retained. Am I
> doing something wrong in the setup? (I have rebooted the machine since
> these entries were created)
>
>
> devfs.conf:
> ========================================
> link    acd0    cdrom
> link    acd0    dvd
>
> link    acd0    dvd0
> link    acd1    dvd1
>
> link    acd0    cdrom0
> link    acd1    cdrom1
>
> own     acd0    root:operator
> own     acd1    root:operator
> own     dvd     root:operator
> own     cdrom   root:operator
> own     dvd0    root:operator
> own     dvd1    root:operator
> own     cdrom0  root:operator
> own     cdrom1  root:operator
>
> perm    acd0    0770
> perm    acd1    0770
> perm    dvd     0770
> perm    cdrom   0770
> perm    dvd0    0770
> perm    dvd1    0770
> perm    cdrom0  0770
> perm    cdrom0  0770
>
>
>
> #memory disks
> own     mdctl   root:operator
> perm    mdctl   770
>
>
> # Allow a user in the wheel group to query the smb0 device
> #perm   smb0    0660
>
> # Allow members of group operator to cat things to the speaker
> #own    speaker root:operator
> #perm   speaker 0660
> ========================================
>
>
> the majority of the relevant files look like this:
> ========================================
> sjss at elrond 13:50:52 (0) /etc  > ls -l /dev | grep dvd
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel            4 May 10 05:32 dvd -> acd0
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel            4 May 10 05:32 dvd0 -> acd0
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel            4 May 10 05:32 dvd1 -> acd1
> sjss at elrond 13:51:03 (0) /etc  > ls -l /dev | grep cd
> crwxrwx---  1 root  operator    0,  89 May 10 05:31 acd0
> crwxrwx---  1 root  operator    0,  90 May 10 05:31 acd1
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel            4 May 10 05:32 cdrom -> acd0
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel            4 May 10 05:32 cdrom0 -> acd0
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel            4 May 10 05:32 cdrom1 -> acd1
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel            4 May 10 05:32 dvd -> acd0
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel            4 May 10 05:32 dvd0 -> acd0
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel            4 May 10 05:32 dvd1 -> acd1
> ========================================
>
>
> Their permssions are not correct at all, except for acd0/acd1. Any
> suggestions on what would cause this one?
>
> Thank you,
> -Jim Stapleton
> [SNIP]
>

Hello,

   Try the user mount flag with sysctl. You can set the flag on boot editing the
/etc/sysctl.conf file.

Regards,
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