From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: From: Sven Eckelmann Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 13:21:12 +0100 Message-Id: <20170122122113.29588-8-sven@narfation.org> In-Reply-To: <3266034.EiLA6asg3G@sven-edge> References: <3266034.EiLA6asg3G@sven-edge> Subject: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 8/9] batctl: Allow to read sysfs settings as normal user List-Id: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org The sysfs files can be read by normal users. Only writing to these files is restricted. Don't artificially restrict access to these files by the batctl subcommands. Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann --- sys.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys.c b/sys.c index a695c18..65b438c 100644 --- a/sys.c +++ b/sys.c @@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ int handle_sys_setting(char *mesh_iface, int setting, int argc, char **argv) } } - check_root_or_die("batctl"); - /* prepare the classic path */ path_buff = malloc(PATH_BUFF_LEN); snprintf(path_buff, PATH_BUFF_LEN, SYS_BATIF_PATH_FMT, mesh_iface); @@ -272,6 +270,8 @@ int handle_sys_setting(char *mesh_iface, int setting, int argc, char **argv) goto out; } + check_root_or_die("batctl"); + if (!batctl_settings[setting].params) goto write_file; -- 2.11.0