Hi, On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 3:10 PM Óscar García Amor <[email protected]> wrote:
> [...] The two devices serve different purposes: > % ls -l /dev/nvme* > crw------- 1 root root 235, 0 jul 20 08:22 /dev/nvme0 <- Why? > /dev/nvme0 is an administrative character interface where access must be restricted to root to prevent risks like bricking hardware during firmware updates, the use of nvme-cli etc. brw-rw---- 1 root disk 259, 1 jul 20 08:22 /dev/nvme1n1 > /dev/nvme0n1 is a block device so having a group like disk can be used to non-root services raw access without exposing the administrative interface. Best, /m
