Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:05:54 +0200 From: Christopher Sharp <csharp@freeshell.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: devfs question Message-ID: <20020625140554.GA5113@web.de> In-Reply-To: <200206251231.FAA02109@eskimo.com> References: <200206251231.FAA02109@eskimo.com>
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On (25/06/02 05:31), Ross Lippert wrote: > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 05:31:31 -0700 (PDT) > From: Ross Lippert <ripper@eskimo.com> > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: devfs question > I'm writing a section for the handbook on multimedia and I have a question > about devfs. I am not running CURRENT, so I do not know much about how to > set devfs up. > The basic problem is this: many dvd playing apps either use as default > or use hardcoded (god forbid, but it happens) /dev/dvd as the dvd device. > And, to avoid having to run them as root, write permissions must be granted. > So, what you'd like to have is > # chmod 664 /dev/acd0c > # ln -sf /dev/acd0c /dev/dvd > # ln -sf /dev/acd0c /dev/rdvd > Under 5.X, I seem to recall seeing somewhere that there is some sort > of conf file in which one can specify this setup so that these > commands do not need to be re-run at boot every time. > Can someone tell me what is the right bit of magic I should tel people > to do? Just add the above commands to /etc/rc.devfs -- Any time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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