Bug#296958: Problem with creating device files.

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Thu, Mar 31, 2005 at 12:04:32AM +0200, Kilian Krause wrote:
> Hi,
> > > The default kernel of Sarge uses nither. So it is relevant. 
> > 
> >   Yes, we need to create "usual" devices by default. If not, it won't
> > work for a lot of users.
> 
> yes, so we need a MAKEDEV bug to have /dev/zap* support in there..
> 
> > > 
> > > So what group did we want to give them?
> > 
> >   This is the same question I made when I asked about device
> > permissions... so that need to be answered first.
> 
> the zaptel devices are permissioned 0660 for root.audio following the
> "sound" Section of the package itself.

And those devices are related to "audio" becasue?

If a console user gets permissions to write to audio devices, should
that user get pemissions to write to zaptel devices?

> 
> Asterisk has then to be adapted to be in groups "audio" *AND* "dialout"
> to access aswell zaptel, oss, alsa and ISDN devices (like chan_capi or
> chan_misdn).

dialout is more related.

Some relevant groups from my /etc/group:

  dialout

    My user is in that group for some reason, I can't recall why
	
	audio

	  All my local interactive users are there, along with Asterisk
	
	dip
	fax

Anyway, I'd like to resolve this as soon as possible for Rapid, even if
I have to patch MAKEDEV myself in the mean while.

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