/dev/st0 permissions change after reboot in RHEL 4 and fed..

I would change the permissions on /dev/st0 to allow others write
permissions to tape drives, but the changes wouldn't remain after a
reboot.
to make the change permenent in RHEL 4, you should change the
/etc/udev/permissions.d/50-udev.permissions file. Look for a line with
the device you want to change permissions on. For me, it looked like
this:

# tape devices
ht*:root:disk:0660
nht*:root:disk:0660
pt[0-9]*:root:disk:0660
npt*:root:disk:0660
st*:root:disk:0666 <== This is the line I changed. it used to be 0660
nst*:root:disk:0666

In fedora core 5, I think the same thing is accomplished using
/etc/udev/rules/d/50-udev.rules.
The look is a little different, but you should be able to tell which
changes need to be made.

kevintest.TakeThisOut@gmail.com <kevintest.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would change the permissions on /dev/st0 to allow others write
> permissions to tape drives, but the changes wouldn't remain after a
> reboot.
> to make the change permenent in RHEL 4, you should change the
> /etc/udev/permissions.d/50-udev.permissions file. Look for a line with
> the device you want to change permissions on. For me, it looked like
> this:
>
> # tape devices
> ht*:root:disk:0660
> nht*:root:disk:0660
> pt[0-9]*:root:disk:0660
> npt*:root:disk:0660
> st*:root:disk:0666 <== This is the line I changed. it used to be 0660
> nst*:root:disk:0666
>
> In fedora core 5, I think the same thing is accomplished using
> /etc/udev/rules/d/50-udev.rules.
> The look is a little different, but you should be able to tell which
> changes need to be made.

Is this a replacement mechanism for /etc/security/console.perms ???

Thanks...


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