Bug#283233: base-config: Adding the first user to the "plugdev" group

2004-11-29 Thread Joey Hess
Martin Pitt wrote: > I thought it already does? No, it only adds the first user to several existing groups. > In Ubuntu we just create the needed groups in base-config straight > away (lpadmin, plugdev, and scanner; we use plugdev for cameras as > well). Isn't that desirable for Debian? I know th

Bug#283233: base-config: Adding the first user to the "plugdev" group

2004-11-29 Thread Martin Pitt
Hi Joey! Joey Hess [2004-11-29 12:59 -0500]: > I don't want base-config to get in the business of creating groups, it's > bad enough that the group addition code for the first user is in there. I thought it already does? > Since neither camera nor plugdev exists on a newly installed base > syste

Bug#283233: base-config: Adding the first user to the "plugdev" group

2004-11-29 Thread Joey Hess
Martin Pitt wrote: > Seconded :-) > > It should be noted that the first user should be put into group > 'camera' as well. > > > I don't know whether this is possible at installation time; the group > > probably needs to be also created at that time. > > Sure. We do this in Ubuntu for quite some

Bug#283233: base-config: Adding the first user to the "plugdev" group

2004-11-29 Thread Martin Pitt
Hi! Josselin Mouette [2004-11-27 13:52 +0100]: > Package: base-config > Severity: wishlist > > Using the recently-introduced pmount, it is possible for a user to mount > USB volumes without any tweaking in the fstab. However, it needs the > user to be added to the "plugdev" group. Could you do it

Bug#283233: base-config: Adding the first user to the "plugdev" group

2004-11-27 Thread Sven Luther
On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 01:52:43PM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Package: base-config > Severity: wishlist > > Using the recently-introduced pmount, it is possible for a user to mount > USB volumes without any tweaking in the fstab. However, it needs the > user to be added to the "plugdev" grou

Bug#283233: base-config: Adding the first user to the "plugdev" group

2004-11-27 Thread Josselin Mouette
Package: base-config Severity: wishlist Using the recently-introduced pmount, it is possible for a user to mount USB volumes without any tweaking in the fstab. However, it needs the user to be added to the "plugdev" group. Could you do it like it is already the case for cdrom, audio and video? I