-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:24:38PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 12/03/07 13:15, Michael Pobega wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:07:42PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 12/03/07 10:47, Michael Pobega wrote: > >>> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 05:27:17PM +0100, Dan H wrote: > >>>> On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:47:09 +0100 Jostein Elvaker Haande > >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> erik ALL=(ALL) ALL > >>>> I've always heard people discouraging root logins or "su" and using > >>>> sudo instead. I know how sudo works and how to fine-tune system access > >>>> with it, but is the above suggestion in any way different or safer > >>>> than a root login? > >>>> --D. > >>> > >>> Using sudo the way Jostein suggested is just as open to problems as > >>> logging in as root is, and should be avoided at all costs. Sudo was made > >>> to save the user from hassle, for example, to play Wesnoth I need to > >>> have access to the SDL framebuffer, but since you need to have root > >>> permissions to access it I granted myself permissions just to Wesnoth. > >> Wouldn't it be better to just give the "games" group rw access to > >> the SDL framebuffer, and add yourself to the games group? > > > > > > Perhaps that would be a better approach, how would I go about doing > > that? I've no clue how to grant rw access to the SDL framebuffer, which > > is why I didn't try it that way (That was the first thought to cross my > > mind) > > Googling "sdl framebuffer" indicates that what you really mean is > "how do I grant group write privs to the Linux framebuffer". > > What does "ls -aFl /dev/fb*" show you? >
> ls -aFl /dev/fb* crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 0 Dec 3 10:22 /dev/fb0 The video group has rw permissions, and that's why mplayer -vo directfb works, but I don't think that the SDL Framebuffer is one in the same as /dev/fb0. - -- If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. - Richard Stallman -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHVFtyg6qL2BGnx4QRAiHkAKCp5AJr/7QZFIgSuZ1ORhK29MX69ACgtppk LpIO15NSXEmsZFSgkXbuOLg= =aNOr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
