Re: root.root and netdev group for /dev/net/tun ?

2013-08-01 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:19:42 -0400 (EDT), Stephen Powell wrote: The attributes of /dev/net/tun are controlled by the file /lib/udev/rules.d/91-permissions.rules which is part of the udev package. Search for the character string tun in this file. You will find a line which looks like

Re: root.root and netdev group for /dev/net/tun ?

2013-07-28 Thread Erwan David
Le 28/07/2013 04:19, Stephen Powell a écrit : On Sat, 27 Jul 2013 21:28:09 -0400 (EDT), Zenaan Harkness wrote: Is there a reason why the default ownership of /dev/net/tun is root.root? I'm on sid. Don't know if it's anything I did, pretty sure not. As in, is there a reason that /dev/net/tun

Re: root.root and netdev group for /dev/net/tun ?

2013-07-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 10:28:01AM +0200, Erwan David wrote: I think that what is found in /etc/udev/rules predates /lib/udev/rules, thus just putting the modified line in a file in this directory should

Re: root.root and netdev group for /dev/net/tun ?

2013-07-28 Thread Brian
On Sat 27 Jul 2013 at 22:19:42 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote: As for why it is the way it is, you might want to ask the package maintainer for the udev package that question. Of course, if the udev package is ever serviced, you may need to re-make your changes. The change does not take

Re: root.root and netdev group for /dev/net/tun ?

2013-07-28 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 04:28:01 -0400 (EDT), Erwan David wrote: I think that what is found in /etc/udev/rules predates /lib/udev/rules, thus just putting the modified line in a file in this directory should be sufficient and shoud survive an udev update. I think you meant to say

Re: root.root and netdev group for /dev/net/tun ?

2013-07-28 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 07:42:29 -0400 (EDT), Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk wrote: On Sat 27 Jul 2013 at 22:19:42 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote: ... The change does not take effect until the next reboot, of course. Wouldn't 'udevadm trigger' avoid a reboot? If you wish to avoid a reboot, the

root.root and netdev group for /dev/net/tun ?

2013-07-27 Thread Zenaan Harkness
Is there a reason why the default ownership of /dev/net/tun is root.root? I'm on sid. Don't know if it's anything I did, pretty sure not. As in, is there a reason that /dev/net/tun is not owned root.netdev? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of

Re: root.root and netdev group for /dev/net/tun ?

2013-07-27 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sat, 27 Jul 2013 21:28:09 -0400 (EDT), Zenaan Harkness wrote: Is there a reason why the default ownership of /dev/net/tun is root.root? I'm on sid. Don't know if it's anything I did, pretty sure not. As in, is there a reason that /dev/net/tun is not owned root.netdev? The attributes of