Re: [Bluez-users] ciptool setuid

Nicholas A. Preyss
2004-04-30T08:28:48Z

On 0, Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> wrote:
> > In debian members of group dip and dialout and use modem/isdn devices.
> > Unfortunately it looks like that one need to be root to run ciptool
> > and make the isdn controler via bluetooth available.
>
> everybody with CAP_NET_ADMIN can create or release a CIP device.

But with this capability he gains a lot of right about any kind of net
traffic and devices. So I personally think, using sudo with a predefined set of
allowed arguments is a more secure way.

nicholas