On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 11:16:34AM -0400, bill triplett wrote: > On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 09:25:23AM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote: > > - The final step I had to take was fixing some device permissions. > > /dev/dri/ and /dev/dri/card0 were owned by root.root, preventing > > normal users from getting at DRI, so I changed them to root.video > > (which matches /dev/agpgart). However, the ownership reverts to > > root.root on reboot (and I see that it reverted overnight also). > > What is doing this (AFAICT, it's not logging its activity) and how > > do I make it stop? > > This probably needs to go in your XF86Config file: > > Section "DRI" > Mode 0666 > EndSection > > So that the permissions are set on each X startup.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, at least. "chmod 0666" and "chgrp video" aren't quite the same thing, but your nudge sent me in the right direction to find documentation stating that I need to set up a DRI section saying 'Group "video"'. But I still don't like processes changing file ownerships behind my back. -- With the arrest of Dimitry Sklyarov it has become apparent that it is not safe for non US software engineers to visit the United States. - Alan Cox "To prevent unauthorized reading..." - Adobe eBook reader license
