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Diffstat (limited to 'udev.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | udev.8 | 37 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 17 deletions
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ lines, and lines beginning with a '#' will be ignored. .B udev expects its main configuration file at -.I /etc/udev/udev.conf. +.IR /etc/udev/udev.conf . The file consists of a set of variables and values that allow the user to override default udev values. The current set of variables that can be overridden in this file is: @@ -43,39 +43,46 @@ overridden in this file is: .B udev_root This is the where in the filesystem to place the device nodes. The default value for this is -.I /udev/ +.IR /udev/ . .TP .B udev_db The name and location of the udev database. The default value for this is -.I /udev/.udev.tdb +.IR /udev/.udev.tdb . .TP .B udev_rules This is the location of the udev rules file. The default value for this is -.I /etc/udev/udev.rules +.IR /etc/udev/udev.rules . +If a directory is specified, the whole directory is +scanned for files ending with +.I .rules +and all rule files are read in lexical order. .TP .B udev_permissions -This is the location of the udev permission file. The default value for this is -.I /etc/udev/udev.permissions +This is the location of the udev permission file. The default value for this is +.IR /etc/udev/udev.permissions . +If a directory is specified, the whole directory is scanned for files ending with +.I .permissions +and all permission files are read in lexical order. .TP .B udev_log If you want udev to log some information to the syslog for every node created or removed. The default value for this is -.I yes +.IR yes . .TP .B default_mode This is the default mode for all nodes that have no explicit match in the permissions file. The default value for this is -.I 0666 +.IR 0666 . .TP .B default_owner This is the default owner for all nodes that have no explicit match in the permissions file. The default value for this is -.I root +.IR root . .TP .B default_group This is the default group for all nodes that have no explicit match in the permissions file. The default value for this is -.I root +.IR root . .br .P .RI "A sample " udev.conf " might look like this: @@ -87,8 +94,9 @@ udev_root="/udev/" # udev_db - The name and location of the udev database. udev_db="/udev/.udev.tdb" -# udev_rules - The name and location of the udev rules file -udev_rules="/etc/udev/udev.rules" +# udev_rules - The location of the directory where to look for files + which names ending with .rules +udev_rules="/etc/udev/" # udev_permissions - The name and location of the udev permission file udev_permissions="/etc/udev/udev.permissions" @@ -242,11 +250,6 @@ file. Every line lists a device name followed by owner, group and permission mode. All values are separated by colons. The name field may contain a pattern to apply the values to a whole class of devices. -.br -If -.B udev -was built using klibc or is used before the user database is accessible (e.g. -.BR initrd "(4)), only numeric owner and group values may be used." .sp .RI "A sample " udev.permissions " might look like this:" .sp |