ref: Subject: Is SELinux resetting permissions?

[Anne Wilson]

On Sunday 26 February 2006 17:32, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:

>
> I think FC is doing this the same way as other Linux distributions I
> have used. The permissions for /dev/dsp are controlled by
> /etc/security/console.perms. When the first user logs in, they are
> given ownership of the device, and the permissions are set. When
> they log out, the permissions revert to the default values in the
> file. So any changes you make are lost. This affects a lot more then
> just the sound device...
>
That was what I was trying to remember.  To get GnomeMeeting going I had to 
edit that file so that video4linux and one or two other packages were owned 
with the group video.  Thanks for the reminder.

Anne
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