[ltp] R51 - OSD not working

[Peter B. West]

Jano Kula wrote:
>> That depends on what device management system your distribution uses.
>> If it uses devfs (doesn't look like, /dev/nvram would be a link in that
>> case) you have to edit /etc/devfsd.conf, for udev you have to go for
>> /etc/udev/permissions.d. If it uses neither, i.e. if /dev is a regular
>> static directory, you have to figure out yourself which boot script
>> restores the strict permissions.
> 
> 
> Thank you both.
> 
> file (Fedora Core 3)
> /etc/udev/permissions.d/50-udev.permissions
> 
> lists the lines:
> # misc devices
> nvram:root:root:0660
> 
> changing to:
> # misc devices
> nvram:root:nvram:0660
> 
> did the job.

Keep an eye on your distribution's udev documentation.  The udev 
permissions file is likely to disappear soon, merged into a unified rule 
set containing all of the udev information.  Remember to check your 
documentation when you upgrade.  Fedora may take a different path, of 
course.

Peter
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