On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 09:53:42AM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: > On Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 04:55:11PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > > unlike lvm10 (which created LV device nodes as root:disk 660), lvm2 > > creates its device nodes as root:root 600: > > lvm2 creates no devices, this is done by libdevmapper.
So this is actually a libdevmapper wishlist item? > > brw------- 1 root root 253, 1 Jul 4 11:32 vg0-usr > > This precludes amanda backups from happening. > > Write access to disks is nearly as good as root. This is how non-LVM systems do it, and we usually follow the principle of least surprise. > Get the CAP_DAC_READ > capability, which is designed for backup purposes. How can an Amanda process obtain that capability? Does it work on a 2.4 kernel as well? > > Please deliver lvm2 in a way that makes the LV device nodes readable > > by group disk. If this can be done, please tell me how to change my > > local configuration to make backup possible again. > > Use udev if you need special modes. Is udev available on a kernel 2.4 system? Having different kinds of LVM userspace depending on kernel version in use is bad enough, but having 2.4 and 2.6 systems deviate from each other _that_ badly is especially bad for a critical application like backup. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
