On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 08:31 +0200, Frank Dietrich wrote: > Hi there, > > can I get into some failures when I change the owner for all /dev/vcsa > devices to an other user the root, e.g. vcsa? > > Background: The /usr/lib/mc/cons.saver needs read support for this > device. I will change owner for this file to vcsa and setuid it.
Hi Frank Another (imho simpler and safer) approach would be to change the group of /dev/vcsa f.e. to "vcsa" (if this group does not exist yet you can create it) and give the group read access to these files. If you add yourself (or the user running /usr/lib/mc/cons.saver) to the group vcsa you will have the rights to read the /dev/vcsa devices without needing to set SUID or SGID bits. Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
