RE: [rtl] make devices ?

["Lilja, Michael" <mil@firstmilesystems.com>]

I think #2 is the way to go since #1 is not an option and #3 will
require that I change the RTLinux makefile, which I don't want to (I
want to use it as it is)

Thanks,
Michael
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dresner, Norman A. [mailto:norman_a_dresner@md.northgrum.com]
> Sent: 11. december 2001 18:04
> To: 'rtl@fsmlabs.com'
> Subject: RE: [rtl] make devices ?
> 
> You have several choices, all of which involve expanding the
privileges
> that
> the other users have:
> 	1. Letting them log in as root
> 	2. making the mknod command SUID
> 	3. installing sudo
> 
> 		Norm
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lilja, Michael [mailto:mil@firstmilesystems.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:14 AM
> To: rtl@fsmlabs.com
> Subject: [rtl] make devices ?
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have started using the RTlinux 3.1 package on Redhat 7.1 but have a
> problem when performing 'make devices'.
> 
> It only works if I log in as root (which I can).
> 
> I have several other developers who might need to perform the 'make
> devices' command also, and they do not have root privileges and will
not
> gain root privileges, so how can I get the 'make devices' run.
> The problem is that non-root users cannot use the 'mknod' command.
> 
> Hope someone has an answer (and I'm not interested in fakeroot)
> Michael Lilja
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