/dev/hdc file permissions Questions

[Mark Sargent]

Mark Sargent wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> sometimes I load a scsi cd-rw at boot. It's always loaded as /dev/hdc. 
> I have a coupla Qs about permissions etc. When it's loaded each time, 
> does the file /dev/hdc permissions get altered each time.? I ask this, 
> because, 2 dys ago, I changed the permissions of the file to 666, so 
> as to allow K3b to burn in root mode. This is because the burn process 
> stops mid burn with a 254 error stating cdrecord is not being run with 
> root priviliges. But, the permissions are back as 600 today. I would 
> have thought the file's permissions stay changed despite the loading 
> or not of a block device to that file.? Am I wrong..?
>
Hi All,

just to delve into this a little more; what are the default udev 
permissions/ownership for /dev/hdc /dev/scd0.? I get the following,

[root at localhost dev]# ls -alh hdc scd0
brw-------  1 coolboarderguy disk 22, 0 Mar  9  2005 hdc
brw-------  1 coolboarderguy disk 11, 0 Mar  9  2005 scd0

Shouldn't they be owned by root..? If no, then I get problems with 
cdrecorder/K3b. Burning stops mid-burn and gives the 254 error saying 
that cdrecorder is not with root priviliges. Little confused. Cheers.

Mark Sargent.