Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 22:07:45 -0400 (EDT) From: "B. Richardson" <rabtter@aye.net> To: Cory Kempf <ckempf@enigami.com> Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: non-root pass, symlinks to pass fail Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.95.980726214851.27065A-100000@orion.aye.net> In-Reply-To: <x7sojo6sbj.fsf@singularity.enigami.com>
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On 26 Jul 1998, Cory Kempf wrote: > If I attempt to use cam_scsi_open() on one of the /dev/pass devices as a > non-root user, it failes with errno 13 (access). > > Interestingly enough, though, ls -l /dev/pass* produces: > > 0 brw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 200, 0 Jul 14 16:50 /dev/pass0 > 0 brw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 200, 1 Jul 14 16:50 /dev/pass1 > 0 brw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 200, 2 Jul 14 16:50 /dev/pass2 > 0 brw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 200, 3 Jul 14 16:50 /dev/pass3 > 0 brw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 200, 4 Jul 14 16:50 /dev/pass4 > > As I chmod'd things to 666 when I first got the error. > > Why can't I open a pass device as a non-root user? > Could a non-root user hose your system via these if he/she had the access you desire? > > On what might be a related note, I created a symlink (i.e. ln -s) to a > pass device. cam_scsi_open() refuses to open that either. Why? Picture this. A user creates a symlink to /etc/spwd.db. Should said user be able to set appropriate permissions on the link and then update /etc/spwd.db? > > And, in both cases, how do I fix? Neither are broke. Be root. > > Thanks, > > +C > > -- > Thinking of purchasing RAM from the Chip Merchant? > Please read this first: <http://www.enigami.com/~ckempf/chipmerchant.html>; > > Cory Kempf Macintosh / Unix Consulting & Software Development > ckempf@enigami.com <http://www.enigami.com/~ckempf/>; > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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