[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: adduser Pre-Depends for qemu-system-common



On 14.03.2013 22:15, Ansgar Burchardt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@ubuntu.com> writes:
>> qemu-system-common installs a udev rules file which sets /dev/kvm group
>> to 'kvm'.  Its postinst then adds a kvm group.  However udev reads the
>> new rules file as soon as it sees it, sees that group kvm doesn't
>> exist, and ignores that part of the rule (until reboot, udev restart,
>> or the rule is re-added, of course).
> 
> Couldn't postint tell udev explicitly to reload rules after the kvm
> group was added? The init script has a reload action which calls
> udevadm control --reload-rules which might do the right thing.

I'd probably just do an explicit chown/chmod /dev/kvm (given the device
exists) in postinst.

Michael

-- 
Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
universe are pointed away from Earth?

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature


Reply to: