> hello > > my friend asked me about permissions in /dev/pts/* devices, and when i > played with this, i found some inconsistency in default configuration.. > > after default install, always in /etc/fstab is these records: > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620) > none on /dev type devfs (rw) > > now, if i logged as user "abc" via local console,
local console is not pts my terminal device have > permission: abc.abc 620, exactly as say /etc/fstab By accident. Permissions are given by mingetty/login (not sure which) Thierry, may be it is good idea to exempt /dev/vc/* from saving/restoring permissions just like pts but I am not sure. and settings in > /etc/devfsd.conf is unapplyed. ok.. > > i want change group ownership in this device, what i doing? As I said permissions are given by login program(s) so the only way is to modify their sources. -andrej edit > /etc/devfsd.conf (because i use devfsd) and hmmm.. here are these lines: > REGISTER ^pty/s.* PERMISSIONS -1.tty 0600 > REGISTER ^pts/.* PERMISSIONS -1.tty 0600 > > hmhm.. i forget, /etc/fstab has record for this, and i must add gid > options, or uncoment this and use true devfsd funcionality.... > > .. but, this is not some schyzophrenic?? > > my suggestion, if used devfsd can't mount /dev/pts as devpts > filesystem.. but, maybe i'm wrong and this part is unintelligible for > me:) > > p.s.: off course, sorry for my english, but i believe if this > information was useful.. > -- > Linux 2.4.19-pre4-jam2 > Mandrake Linux release 8.3 (Cooker) for i586 > 3:21pm up 2 days, 19:59, 11 users, load average: 0.42, 0.35, 0.13
