re: kern/55349 (/dev/ugen* requires root access, so packages like ham/rtl-sdr have to be run as root)

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

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From: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
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Subject: re: kern/55349 (/dev/ugen* requires root access, so packages like ham/rtl-sdr have to be run as root)
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:21:26 +1100

 they don't have to be run by root, you can adjust the permissions
 on /dev/ugen* to match your requirements.
 
 it's pretty annoying since the naming is not great, and you have
 to either hard code your kernel ugenN or hope they don't renumber.
 
 i run ups-nut-usb as 'nut' user/group, with those device nodes
 group 'nut' read-write.
 
 
 this is still a pain and we should be able to do better, but it
 doesn't have to mean running as root.
 
 
 .mrg.