Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.strobl_at_gmx.net> wrote: > But now I have the problem that a regular user can't change the brightness: > > akima:~>6: sysctl -w dev.acpi_sony.0.brightness=5 > dev.acpi_sony.0.brightness: 7 > sysctl: dev.acpi_sony.0.brightness: Operation not permitted > > Is there a tunable to allow regular users to write to dev. sysctls or even > better, a sysctl MIB security mask to assign "rights" to a specific MIB? How about using "sudo" or "super" (from ports collection)? Write a small script, so the user can simply type "brightness 5" or whatever, and put it under sudo/super control so it's executed as root. (Just a suggestion.) Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "I learned Java 3 years before Python. It was my language of choice. It took me two weekends with Python before I was more productive with it than with Java." -- Anthony RobertsReceived on Tue Sep 27 2005 - 13:02:05 UTC
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