Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:44:55 +0200 From: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> To: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Manolis Kiagias <manolis@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, doc-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia chapter.sgml Message-ID: <20090814074455.GB56652@elvandar.org> In-Reply-To: <20090814074039.GB1239@gothic.blackend.org> References: <200908121106.n7CB6Z4b073691@repoman.freebsd.org> <4A846C33.90302@FreeBSD.org> <781B23CA-C7E9-4FC0-843B-7CD88E0FEF71@elvandar.org> <20090814074039.GB1239@gothic.blackend.org>
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On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 09:40:39AM +0200, Marc Fonvieille wrote: > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:56:39PM +0200, Remko Lodder wrote: > > > > On Aug 13, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > > > > > Marc Fonvieille wrote: > > >> blackend 2009-08-12 11:06:35 UTC > > >> > > >> FreeBSD doc repository > > >> > > >> Modified files: > > >> en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia chapter.sgml > > >> Log: > > >> Update Image Scanners section for 8.X. Thanks to Ken Tom for the > > >> tests > > >> on his hardware > > > This is in section 7.6.4: > > > > > > [system=5] > > > add path ugen0.2 mode 660 group usb > > > add path usb/0.2.0 mode 0666 group usb > > > > > > Is the 0666 in the second line a typo? I guess it should be 0660 like > > > the first one? > > > > That would probably make the scanner not accessible by people not > > owning the device or in the group usb. I saw on IRC that > > the plan was that everyone should be able to use it... (I did not read > > the text itself). > > There is no plan that I'm aware. I just redid what I did in the > previous version of this section, i.e., allowing some users to access to > the scanner. By default rw perms are for 'operator' or 'wheel' group > members, the section explains how to create a specific group called > 'usb', allow rw perms for this group and then how to add people to that > group. I assume there are other solutions, but this one is simple, can > be used with other USB devices (umass...), and push people to think > twice before giving access to a device. > > -- > Marc Ah OK then I misread. As said I didn't read the text so I am perfectly comfortable with your explaination and I do agree with Manolis in that case that the permissions probably should be 0660. Thanks, remko -- /"\ Best regards, | remko@FreeBSD.org \ / Remko Lodder | remko@EFnet X http://www.evilcoder.org/ | / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML Mail and News
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