Re: Warning (error?) message while starting dbus

["Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>]

Bernd Ernesti wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried to start hal which needs dbus, but there seems to be a problem
> with dbus:
>
> # /etc/rc.d/dbus start
> Starting dbus.
> Unknown group "netdev" in message bus configuration file
>
> What does this mean?
>
> That netdev error is maybe related to 
> /usr/pkg/etc/dbus-1/system.d/avahi-dbus.conf
>   <!-- Allow everything, including access to SetHostName to users of the group 
> "netdev" -->
>   <policy group="netdev">
>     <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Avahi"/>
>     <allow receive_sender="org.freedesktop.Avahi"/>
>   </policy>

Bug in the avahi package; the message itself is harmless, the intent is 
to grant privileges to users in the 'netdev' group which doesn't exist 
on NetBSD. That should probably be changed to 'wheel' or 'operator' on 
NetBSD.

Cheers,
Jared