Re: [gpsd-dev] Another release seems called for

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Fulup!

On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:09:27 +0200
Fulup Le Foll <address@hidden> wrote:

> If udev is able to create /dev/ttyUSB0 once, then it has enough
> permission to create it twice.

Yes, but gpsd does not have enough permissions to open the 2nd instance
since gpsd dropped root previously and is now in the wrong group.

> As a result when a program running under "dialout" group try to
> open /dev/ttyUSB0 if /dev/ttyUSB0 already exist

That there is the rub. the device exists and is in the traditional group
'uucp' not 'dialout'.

RGDS
GARY
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