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> k> Hi,
> k>
> k> I have been playing with an USB camera. I've run into the following
> k> problem:
> k> The (default?) permissions for /proc/bus/usb/001/011 (and others) are
> k> 0644. This makes the ioctl (see attached trace to fail). So I have to:
> k> either chmod the usb device file each time I unplug and replug the camera
> k> OR make the pencam program SUID root, which is neither comfortable.
> k> Is there a way to affect the default permissions for the USB devices?
>
> Use hotplug to run a script to change the permissions when the device
> is connected. Mail me off list for an example.
This is what I do - but IT SUCKS!! Can't the USB stuff simply use devfs so
I can control the permissions of this USB nodes in a very nice / cleaner
way I do with all my other stuff??? (In contrast to use some find -name
| xargs chmod ... or simillar hacks ...)
Please
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René
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