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

Re: Little problem with rights on a script



On Sunday 17 November 2019 09:59:52 Nicolas George wrote:

> Gene Heskett (12019-11-17):
> > i have a similar situation with heyu, which runs as a normal user.
> > But udev insists all the ttyUSB# ports are root:root, so I've put a
> > couple lines in my rc.local for the last decade or so to make me own
>
> You could have read the doc for udev instead of wasting your time on a
> fragile solution.
>
> Regards,

The docs for udev are too paranoid to show one how, and the next package 
upgrade undoes your work anyway so why bother.

Fragile?

This has worked non-stop since ubuntu 6.04, nothing fragile about it 
although I did have to change the perms once because heyu got pickier.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
 - Louis D. Brandeis
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>


Reply to: