Bug#996749: Missing rules for webcams with /dev/media* controls

[Michael Biebl]

Am 18.10.21 um 10:01 schrieb Michael Biebl:
> Am 18.10.21 um 09:34 schrieb Joseph Carter:
>> I'm actually not in group video. I have simply been granted access to 
>> the /dev/video* devices by virtue of having logged in at the console. 
>> That explains why Debian doesn't have this—Debian is not trying to use 
>> ACLs for device access. I hadn't needed it for the video devices 
>> because of this in 70-uaccess.rules:
>>
>> # Webcams, frame grabber, TV cards
>> SUBSYSTEM=="video4linux", TAG+="uaccess"
>> SUBSYSTEM=="dvb", TAG+="uaccess"
>>
>> I've corrected that (and added myself to several other groups I can 
>> see I probably want to be in based on my "other" user on the system as 
>> well.
>>
>> I think the TAG+="uaccess" for SUBSYSTEM=="media" is a good idea, 
>> since I think the uaccess tag for console users is probably intended 
>> by RedHat's holy Gnoman Empire, if one is not using udev/systemd, ACLs 
>> won't get assigned and the group is necessary. I'll leave the question 
>> of closing this or considering implementing it to you and the systemd 
>> team.
> 
> 
> As said, this is not something that should imho be addressed via 
> downstream patch. So if you have an interest in this, please consider 
> filing this upstream.

Let me add here:
You clearly have shown an interest, otherwise you wouldn't have filed a 
bug report in the first place.
The reason why I ask you to forward / file this issue directly upstream 
is, that I don't have such a hardware. It's possible, that upstream has 
follow-up questions which I won't be able without being able to 
reproduce the issue.

Regards,
Michael


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