[TAG] lpr works for user not root in Basiclinux 2.1

[MNZ]

On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 04:14:47PM -0400, Sindi Keesan wrote:
> >>Unlikely, since I don't even know what udevd is or does.  But thanks for
> >>the idea.  You did not post to TAG, just to me.
> >
> >udev handles devices, it populates /dev on startup. The permissions would
> >be reset each time you reboot and set again by udev rules.
> >
> >Actually I sent the messages to TAG and forget CCing it to you, so I sent
> >you the same again.
> >
> >>This is a small Slackware 7.1 based distribution designed to be run as
> >>root.
> 
> I searched MANIFEST.gz, and Slackware 7.1 does not have udevd (nor do I).
> Isn't there some way to prevent permissions from being reset, rather than 
> resetting them during boot or login?

Have you got devfs? check the kernel (assuming you are using an old one 
more than version 2.3.46) config for CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y and 
CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT=y. Or simply try "# mount" and check if /dev is a devfs

If you do have devfs, you'll have to use devfsd to control permissions
across reboots (or just do it from an rc file :)
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