From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: $local and user change
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:14:03 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040303201401.GA28511@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200403031337.04427.dev@gioelebarabucci.com>
On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:08:46PM +0100, Gioele Barabucci wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 March 2004 19:37, Greg KH wrote:
> > > [usbkey]
> > > How should one solve this problem?
> >
> > Not use the $local rule for such a device? :)
> >
> > Seriously, it sounds like you should just give the device write access
> > to a specific group of users, which is much easier to do.
> The same problem remains even with groups (if I want the usbkey only by the
> owner).
> I don't see how chgrp'ing the device can be useful...
You are saying that you want a range of users to be able to use the
device, right? Either put them all in the same group, or run some
script at login/logout time, or have them unplug and replug the device.
thanks,
greg k-h
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-03-03 12:37 $local and user change Gioele Barabucci
2004-03-03 18:37 ` Greg KH
2004-03-03 20:08 ` Gioele Barabucci
2004-03-03 20:14 ` Greg KH [this message]
2004-03-04 5:28 ` Robert Love
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