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

[Garrett Cooper]

On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Volker <volker at vwsoft.com> 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

    Why not just simplify the problem by printing out the strerror(3)
message for the actual issue -- or was that the misleading error
message?
Cheers,
-Garrett