From: kay.sievers@vrfy.org Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:27:25 +0000 (-0800) Subject: [PATCH] udev.8 tweak numeric id text X-Git-Tag: 008~38 X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=5b8ba50aa27680e14dddde6248f65cc175f933ab;ds=sidebyside [PATCH] udev.8 tweak numeric id text 04-udev.8-tweak-numeric-id-text.diff o change "return value" to "returned string" o add textual owner/group example for udev.permissions o mention klibc compile as special case for udev.permissions o remove duplicated numeric owner clause --- diff --git a/udev.8 b/udev.8 index e9470838b..1500b3b42 100644 --- a/udev.8 +++ b/udev.8 @@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ the kernel minor number for the device the bus id for the device .TP .B %c -the CALLOUT program return value (this does not work within the PROGRAM field for the obvious reason.) +the CALLOUT program returned string +(this does not work within the PROGRAM field for the obvious reason.) .RE .P A sample \fIudev.conf\fP might look like this: @@ -134,26 +135,25 @@ Permissions and ownership for the created device files may specified at The file consists of a set of lines. All empty lines and lines beginning with a '#' will be ignored. .br -Every line lists a device name followed by numeric owner, group and permission +Every line lists a device name followed by owner, group and permission mode. All values are separated by colons. The name field may end with a wildcard to apply the values to a whole class of devices. .br -If udev was built using glibc, string owner and group names may be used. +If +.B udev +was built using klibc or is used before the user database is accessible (e.g. +.B initrd +), only numeric owner and group values may be used. .sp A sample \fIudev.permissions\fP might look like this: .sp .nf #name:user:group:mode +input/*:root:root:644 ttyUSB1:0:8:0660 -video*:500:500:0660 +video*:root:video:0660 dsp1:::0666 .fi -.P -If -.B -udev -was built using glibc, string owner and group names may be used. - .SH "FILES" .nf .ft B