Re: /dev/vcs* perms (was: Re: should fte provide /usr/bin/editor?)
On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Login does something different: it can optionally put someone who logs in
> in certain groups. In /etc/login.defs I have the following line:
>
> CONSOLE_GROUPS floppy:audio:cdrom
>
> This puts everyone who logs in on the console in groups floppy, audio and
> cdrom. Now if only xdm could do the same for everyone who logs in on
> the local console...
Yes, but that wouldn't work with /dev/vcs*. The user in tty5
should be able to open *only* /dev/vcs[a]5. `xdm' shouldn't touch
/dev/vcs* either. I'm submitting a bug against `login'.
--
Juan Cespedes
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