Re: VT_PROCESS, VT_LOCKSWITCH capabilities

2007-08-02 Thread Frank Benkstein
Andrew Morton wrote: > On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:44:32 +0200 > Frank Benkstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Frank Benkstein wrote: >>> I wonder why there are different permissions needed for VT_PROCESS >>> (access to the current virtual console) and VT_LOC

Re: VT_PROCESS, VT_LOCKSWITCH capabilities

2007-08-01 Thread Frank Benkstein
Andrew Morton wrote: > On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:22:38 +0200 Frank Benkstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I wonder why there are different permissions needed for VT_PROCESS >> (access to the current virtual console) and VT_LOCKSWITCH >> (CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG

Re: VT_PROCESS, VT_LOCKSWITCH capabilities

2007-07-31 Thread Frank Benkstein
Frank Benkstein wrote: > I wonder why there are different permissions needed for VT_PROCESS > (access to the current virtual console) and VT_LOCKSWITCH > (CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG). To be more direct: require CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG for VT_SETMODE as its essentially the same as VT_LOCKSWITCH

VT_PROCESS, VT_LOCKSWITCH capabilities

2007-07-31 Thread Frank Benkstein
, I see no practical difference between the two. Please CC me on replies, I am not on the list. Best regards Frank Benkstein. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.