Re: Q: device(file) permissions for USB

Rene Rebe (rene.rebe@gmx.net)
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 01:20:37 +0100


On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 19:09:57 -0500 (EST)
Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu> wrote:

> On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Rene Rebe wrote:
>
> > > > usbdevfs does not require devfs, which enables the majority of Linux
> > > > users to actually use it.
> > >
> > > s/majority of/& sane/
> >
> > Writing bash scripts is easier than adding two lines to devfsd.conf?? Btw.
> > sane users do not use such a mahor/messy distro ...
>
> Sane users don't run stuff with known unfixable security holes. The only
> variant that has any promise to get that crap fixed got no testing to
> speak about.

Hm. OK. Due to lag of time I was too long not on the mailing-list. :-(
I this is true it is a very strong point aganst devfs :-[[

> Ask Richard if you don't believe me - or grep the l-k archives. Again,
> all variants of devfs up to and including 2.4.16 are unfixable according
> to devfs author.

Hm.

> BTW, which distro are you talking about?

ROCK Linux (www.rocklinux.org)

k33p h4ck1n6
René

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