bin/129963: [newusb] usbconfig(8) fails with misleading error when run as a normal user

Hans Petter Selasky hselasky at c2i.net
Tue Jan 6 10:30:34 PST 2009


On Saturday 03 January 2009, Volker wrote:
> On 01/03/09 01:35, Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
> > On Wednesday 31 December 2008, vwe at freebsd.org wrote:
> >> Synopsis: [newusb] usbconfig(8) fails with misleading error when run as
> >> a normal user
> >>
> >> Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-usb
> >> Responsible-Changed-By: vwe
> >> Responsible-Changed-When: Wed Dec 31 12:55:52 UTC 2008
> >> Responsible-Changed-Why:
> >> reassign
> >>
> >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=129963
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > "usbconfig" will only show USB devices which the user has access to.
> >
> > What should be the correct display message when no devices are accessible
> > due to innsufficient permissions?
> >
> > --HPS
>
> Hans,
>
> what about "access denied" or "insufficient privileges"?
>
> Someone might have a better idea but everything should be better than
> silently refusing to do anything.
>
> Volker

Is this Ok:

http://perforce.freebsd.org/chv.cgi?CH=155731

--HPS

--HPS


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