New group for local users (WILL BREAK UPGRADES without manual intervention!)

[Nathaniel McCallum]

On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 11:40 +0200, Martin Pitt wrote:
> Hi Ubuntu Sounders!
> 
> I just uploaded a new version of base-config that creates an
> additional group 'plugdev' and puts the initially created user into
> it. This group's purpose is to control access to removeable devices like
> USB sticks and digital cameras.
> 
> I will upload a new version of libgphoto2-2 soon which will allow
> access to USB digital cameras to plugdev members without any further
> configuration. More importantly, I will upload new versions of
> mount/umount and pmount/pumount which can _only_ be executed by
> plugdev members.
> 
> If you install new Ubuntu versions from scratch, you will not have to
> do anything. However, if you are upgrading from an older Warty, then
> the already existing user(s) will not be put into plugdev
> automatically, so you have to do this by hand:
> 
> # addgroup --system plugdev
> # adduser <yourusername> plugdev
> 
> (as root). If you don't do this, you will not be able to mount devices
> (as user) any more in the near future!

On the heels of this, unless anyone has any objection, I'll be uploading
the gvm and eject packages that use pmount today (I'll wait for people
to object).

Nathaniel