Re: /dev/vcs* perms (was: Re: should fte provide /usr/bin/editor?)
On Thu, Sep 18, 1997 at 07:11:05PM +0200, Juan Cespedes wrote:
> IMHO, `login' should chown the vcs and vcsa devices
> corresponding to the virtual console when someone logs in. This way,
> `vfte' would work, `mc' wouldn't need a setuid binary to read VCS's,
> and `vlock' (which I maintain) could be improved.
While we're at it, shouldn't login also chown /dev/audio, /dev/fd[01] and
the like for console-logins? Of course, xdm would have to do this as well.
This is what Solaris does (have a look at /etc/logindevperms) and I always
thought this was a pretty good idea.
Martin
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