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@@ -51,19 +51,25 @@ device nodes if your system needs something more than the default root/root | |||
51 | 660 permissions. | 51 | 660 permissions. |
52 | 52 | ||
53 | The file has the format: | 53 | The file has the format: |
54 | <device regex> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> | 54 | [-]<device regex> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> |
55 | or @<maj[,min1[-min2]]> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> | 55 | or |
56 | @<maj[,min1[-min2]]> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> | ||
57 | or | ||
58 | $envvar=<regex> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> | ||
56 | 59 | ||
57 | For example: | 60 | For example: |
58 | hd[a-z][0-9]* 0:3 660 | 61 | hd[a-z][0-9]* 0:3 660 |
59 | 62 | ||
60 | The config file parsing stops at the first matching line. If no line is | 63 | The config file parsing stops at the first matching line. If no line is |
61 | matched, then the default of 0:0 660 is used. To set your own default, simply | 64 | matched, then the default of 0:0 660 is used. To set your own default, simply |
62 | create your own total match like so: | 65 | create your own total match like so: |
66 | |||
63 | .* 1:1 777 | 67 | .* 1:1 777 |
64 | 68 | ||
65 | You can rename/move device nodes by using the next optional field. | 69 | You can rename/move device nodes by using the next optional field. |
70 | |||
66 | <device regex> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> [=path] | 71 | <device regex> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> [=path] |
72 | |||
67 | So if you want to place the device node into a subdirectory, make sure the path | 73 | So if you want to place the device node into a subdirectory, make sure the path |
68 | has a trailing /. If you want to rename the device node, just place the name. | 74 | has a trailing /. If you want to rename the device node, just place the name. |
69 | hda 0:3 660 =drives/ | 75 | hda 0:3 660 =drives/ |