[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
The default permission restriction for /dev/uinput also affects AVRCP devices connected via bluetooth to control the a2dp signal. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 Title: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cwiid/+bug/312957/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
In order to work whatever the rule number you choose you could use the := operator : KERNEL==uinput, MODE:=0666 For an explanation read man 7 udev : := Assign a value to a key finally; disallow any later changes, which may be used to prevent changes by any later rules. -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
@Arturo I have several other rules in there, the one with the lowest number is called 45-something.rules, so I named mine 45-wminput.rules. After this wminput still needed to be run with sudo. Eventually, I fixed this by editing sudoers and allowing there for wmimput to run with sudo without asking the password. -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
I believe you should use the highest number of the rules, not the lowest. In Karmic I had rules with 45-*.rules and 70-*.rules. When I created a 45-wminput.rules nothing changed, but using 70-wminput.rules fixed the problem. But now, I'm on Lucid and I just have one rule before adding wminput, so I can't really tell if that works on Lucid. -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
@gfnord Danny's solution worked for me in Lucid. You also have to sudo modprobe uinput or add it in /etc/modules. Which other rules do you have in /etc/udev/rules.d/ ? -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
I tried Danny's instructions in Lucid Lynx 10.04 and they doesn't work. wminput still needs sudo to run. -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
I was able to fix this in Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10. What I did was went to the directory /etc/udev/rules.d/ And looked at what files were there one was 70-net.rules So when I created my wminput rules I went to terminal and typed sudo gedit then when it opens you have root control then you type either one of these KERNEL==uinput, MODE=0666 KERNEL==uinput, GROUP=group It doesn't make either but where group is be sure to put a group then save it in /etc/udev/rules.d/ Then save it as what ever the first number on one of the files that was already in there was then -wminput.rules Example 70-net.rules You would have to save it as 70-wminput.rules Hope this helps you guys it worked for me and it has been like awhile and it is still working but you have to follow the step or you can't save it because of file permissions. have any questions post them. -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
Also I can only assume that the same principle would apply to other versions like if you were running it one 9.04 I also have cWiid 6.00 -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
It seems that the rules editing workaround doesn't work anymore in ubuntu 9.10 karmic koala... Even with adding these two rows : KERNEL==uinput, MODE=0666 KERNEL==uinput, GROUP=group uinput has only these rights : crw-r- -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
I think this is appropriate. It does sound like one should expect this to get fixed anytime soon, but the bug seems valid, confirmed, and an imporant one for the package. ** Changed in: cwiid (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
should/should not expect ... -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
Known behavior with no good solution at the moment. Closing bug. ** Changed in: cwiid (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
How does we don't know how to fix it make the bug invalid? -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
Funny, I would have been fine with 'input insertion SHOULD require root privileges for security reasons' or something like that, but I'm going to have to go with Scott's rhetorical question on this. -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
You're right, that was undiplomatically stated. uinput insertion SHOULD require root privs. Fundamentally, this is insecure and automatically adding users to groups and so on doesn't change this. Short of finding a way to remove uinput requirements, there's no way to secure this app. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cwiid/+bug/140890 contains more discussion from core developers on the subject. I have no idea how to triage this in light of this situation. -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
This is probably due to permissions. uinput can listen and inject keystrokes, so by default it's restricted to root. The manpage has a few suggestions on how to work around this; try sudo wminput and see if it still errors out. If sudo fails, can you attach the output of lsmod? ** Changed in: cwiid (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
Ok, it works with sudo. Now, how do I use it without sudo, like groups and all that? --also, if you could help me so I don't have to run xsane as root to scan things in, I would appreciate that immensely as well. -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 312957] Re: CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput
From man wminput: Place the following line in a file in /etc/udev/rules.d (see the documentation for your distro for the recommended file for local rules) to allow anyone on the system to use uinput: KERNEL==uinput, MODE=0666 A more secure method uses the following line to allow anyone in group to use wminput, and adds only the desired users to group: KERNEL==uinput, GROUP=group A uinput group can be created specifically for this purpose, or another existing group such as wheel can be used. In this case, something like /etc/udev/rules.d/50-wminput.rules should work. In the past I've looked for Debian policy on what group would be appropriate here without much success. You could just make a new one and add yourself, via the Uses Groups tool. -- CWiid Version 0.6.00 unable to open uinput https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
