ddccontrol should set device permissions with udev
Bug #149719 reported by
Emmet Hikory
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ddccontrol (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ddccontrol
The documentation for ddccontrol indicates that the devices are restricted to root access by default, and that in order to provide access to normal users, one should execute `chmod a+rw /dev/i2c-*`. As a workaround, there is a gksu entry in the gddccontrol .desktop file.
In preference, there should be a udev rule that grants access to these devices to a restricted group so that gksu is no longer required.
| Changed in ddccontrol: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
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| Will (guneeyoufix) wrote | #1 |
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| Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in ddccontrol (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| whiterawen@gmail.com (whiterawen) wrote | #3 |
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| whiterawen@gmail.com (whiterawen) wrote | #4 |
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| Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in ddccontrol (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
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I agree that something could be done.
Because /dev/i2c-* is not accessible to all users, the gnome panel applet is useless, because it runs with user rights instead of admin rights.
I might become the new Ubuntu/debian package maintainer, as well as the "project leader" soon, so I'll have a look at it.