On Fri, Oct 11, 2002, David Brownell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>The problem with permissions isn't libusb's problem, it's hotplug's > >>>problem. > >> > >>I agree, is there a mount option that libusb users prefer to use to get > >>usbfs devices with the needed permissions? > > It's not a hotplug problem, since the standard package doesn't > know about application-specific security policies.
hotplug is the application. gphoto, sane, etc don't really have security policies. That's defined elsewhere. They just want to be able to open the device. > The "devmode=0666" option works in trusted environments, where > you have some reason to trust all your users. Which is of limited usefulness. > > I'd rather not go that route. > > > > I'd much rather prefer that applications add some a configuration to > > hotplug with the devices they support and hotplug dynamically adjust the > > permissions to the console user. > > > > This should be doable. > > Yes. But at that point it's not a hotplug problem, hotplug is > just a tool used to solve the problem ... :) I disagree. The hotplug support in the kernel is the tool. The hotplug support in userspace (/sbin/hotplug) is exactly what should be solving this. JE ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
