Re: Ownership of cdrom devices

From: [KS] (lists04_at_fastmail.fm)
Date: 08/19/05

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    Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:41:25 -0400
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    [KS] wrote:
    > smsiebe@gmail.com wrote:
    >
    >>On Thursday 18 August 2005 03:23 am, [KS] wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>$ ls -l /dev/hdc
    >>>brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 22, 0 2005-08-15 15:28 /dev/hdc
    >>>
    >>>$ ls -l /dev/hdd
    >>>brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 22, 64 2005-08-15 15:28 /dev/hdd
    >>>
    >>
    >>It is default for media to be mounted as root. Try seeing if your user is
    >>added to the 'cdrom' group (groups user_name). If not, add each user that
    >>you want to have access to the cdrom without having to mount root.
    >>
    >>Alternativly, you can add 'user' to the options in /etc/fstab and reboot.
    >>
    >>If this doesn't help, please let me know.
    >>
    >>Steve
    >>
    >>
    >
    >
    > I am in the cdrom group and in the floppy group too. But the wierd thing
    > is why the /dev/hdc (cdrw) and /dev/hdd (dvdrw) have a group ownership
    > of floppy! I saw something related to this in debian bugs. Will update
    > if it is relevant.
    >
    > /KS
    >
    >
    Bug 321276 seems to be the cause. It is fixed in udev version 0.068-1

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