[ale] udev file permissions

[Jim Lynch]

Geoffrey wrote:
> Jim Lynch wrote:
>   
>> Geoffrey wrote:
>>     
>>> If there is one thing that is stopping Linux from better acceptance, 
>>> it's issues like this.  I was running Red Hat Enterprise 4, syncing my 
>>> palm via jpilot.  I do a clean install of Red Hat Enterprise 5 and I can 
>>> no longer sync my palm.  I know what the problem is, the permissions on 
>>> the devices created by udev.  Problem is, I can not find sufficient 
>>> documentation to tell my how to make this work.  I've found various 
>>> references to permissions files and such, but none of them are 
>>> consistent.  I've spent the better part of a day on this issue, still, 
>>> no love.
>>>
>>> So, anyone have a pointer as to how to make udev set the proper 
>>> permissions on the /dev/ttyUSB[12] devices when I plug my palm up?
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> I think the usual way to overcome the inability to use /dev devices in 
>> general is to note what group the device belongs to, perhaps tty in this 
>> case, and add yourself to that group.  All the devices I've run into are 
>> set to 660 so group has read/write access.  At least this is the way I 
>> normally get around the problem.
>>     
>
> Well, it's not the solution I was looking for, but it works, so thanks 
> for the response.
>
> I guess that's the positive side of all this.  Great support from the 
> community and "there's always more then one way to do it."
>
> Thanks Jim.
>
>   
I'm going to go out on a limb here and arrogantly suggest "that's the 
way it is supposed to be done". ;)
Glad you got it working.

Jim.