Need user access to /dev/parport0 , how ?

[Avinash Sridhar]

check out the file /etc/sudoers. u can add ure program and ure username . I 
dont remember what the syntax is but, u can read the man page for that. Its 
pretty simple . basically u can run the program with root priviliges but 
without having to become root.

hope that helps.


On 9/2/05, Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> I have got a programme that uses the parallel port of the machine.
> I added the module ppdev in /etc/modules so that the /dev/parport0
> device gets created at boot so that the program can access the port.
> However I have to run the program as root in order to use
> the /dev/parport0, not very practical.
> How can I (permanently ie) allow user access to this device ?
> 
> I would modify the permissions on the file, but since the device needs
> to be created at every boot, I also assume that it gets deleted at every
> power-off, and the user permissions with it sadly !
> 
> Is there a way ? Or will I have no choice but DIY and add a "chmod
> something /dev/parport0" in some start-up script in /etc/init.d ???
> 
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts :-)
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
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