Re: udev.rules can't set group or mode?

[Morgan Read <mstuff@read.org.nz>]

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Kay Sievers wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-07-30 at 17:02 +1200, Morgan Read wrote:
>> Kay Sievers wrote:
>>> On Sat, 2006-07-29 at 23:29 +1200, Morgan Read wrote:
>>>> Kay Sievers wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 2006-07-28 at 16:25 +1200, Morgan Read wrote:
>> ...
>>>> [morgan@morgansmachine ~]$ rpm -q udev
>>>> udev-084-13
>>>>
>>>> Changed rule to:
>>>> DRIVER=="ark3116", SYMLINK+="nokiaca42clone", MODE="0666"
>>>> (Was following the 0.6 version of
>>>> http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html.)
>>> Right, that should probably be mentioned, that we don't recommend
>>> changing 'default' names, except to make them match the 'default', like
>>> moving the input devices in a subdirectory where they have always lived,
>>> long before udev.
>>>
>>> Better create only symlinks, and nothing else will break by making
>>> (silly) assumptions about /dev.
>>>
>>>> Now the device files have the correct group and owner, but mode wont
>>>> change?  With the new rule mode is 0660?
>>> That may be Fedora's pam_console, that comes into your way and changes
>>> it back. Look at udevtest again to see what udev is doing.
>> Hmm, but according to udevtest (below), pam is the last thing to run?
>> And, l 4 of udevtest says it's creating "mode = '0660'", which ain't
>> right?  If the problem is pam_console, how would I deal to it?
>> '1', mode = '0660', uid = '0', gid = '14'
> 
> No, it's not pam_console, udevd creates the device with 0660. Eigther
> your rule format is wrong, or some later rule matches too and overwrites
> the previous mode.

Hi Kay,
Many thanks - changed name from 10-local.rules to z-local.rules.  Now
works fine.  But, I understood that correct protocol was to name custom
rules to run before defaults - any risks in my new naming scheme?
M.
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Morgan Read
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<mailto:mstuffATreadDOTorgDOTnz>

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