[H-GEN] Changing permissions on /dev files

[Bradley Marshall]

On Wed, 14 Oct 1998, David Wood wrote:

> Gee, I'm looking forward to Brad getting back from Sydney :)  Then I
> won't have to post here so often.

Believe me, I'm looking forward to getting back, too. :)

> a)  Is this expected behavior?

I'd say so, yes.

> b)  What process is changing the ownership and permissions? and

Login, I think.

> c)  Why??

See below.

> Could this have something to do with a device being locked while it is
> in use (e.g. for a modem)?

Sure has - my understanding of it is that as a user logs in, they get
ownership of the tty, so they can use things such as mesg, and other
things.  Others with a better understanding of whats happening can
probably clarify it more.

Brad
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