Re: devfs - why not ?

Matthias Andree (ma@dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de)
13 Apr 2000 12:24:38 +0200

Ricky Beam <jfbeam@bluetopia.net> writes:

> > Now if there were only a CLEAN solution to the non-volatile
> >attributes problem. Set permissions and ownership of a device. Device
>
> If you define "clean solution" as '/usr/bin/vi'... either alter the
> settings in the source or reset them everytime it's loaded.

A static file could be used that holds these permissions, at a default
position that could be altered through sysctl (read:
/proc/sys/devfs/default_permissions).

'nuff said. Simple, static and helps. 

-- 
Matthias Andree


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