Re: Q: device(file) permissions for USB

[Jonathan Hudson]

In article <[e-mail]>,
	kees <[e-mail]> writes:
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k> Hi,
k> 
k> I have been playing with an USB camera. I've run into the following
k> problem:
k> The (default?) permissions for /proc/bus/usb/001/011 (and others) are
k> 0644. This makes the ioctl (see attached trace to fail). So I have to:
k> either chmod the usb device file each time I unplug and replug the camera
k> OR make the pencam program SUID root, which is neither comfortable.
k> Is there a way to affect the default permissions for the USB devices?

Use hotplug to run a script to change the permissions when the device
is connected. Mail me off list for an example.