Am Donnerstag, 28. August 2003 17:43 schrieb Olivier Blin:
> > > Several multimedia applications use /dev/rtc, such as tvtime and
> > > mplayer. However, standard perms on this device doesn't allow its
> > > use:[EMAIL PROTECTED] linux]# ll /dev/misc/rtc
> > > crw-r-----    1 root     root      10, 135 jan  1  1970
> > > /dev/misc/rtc
> > >
> > > I guess some pam configuration could dynamically turn these perms
> > > for the user, as for the audio devices.
> >
> > ok will be in next pam release
>
> Thanks, I guess permissions are now ok for /dev/misc/rtc
>
> $ ll /dev/misc/rtc
> crw-------    1 olivier  root      10, 135 jan  1  1970 /dev/misc/rtc
>
> But mplayer still can't use RTC :
> Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied

Again. Why not let /dev/misc/rtc be owned by group video and add the 
users per default to that group ? It may be that i don't understand the 
extended pam voodoo ;)

Steffen

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