#!/bin/bash # $Id: libusbscanner,v 1.2 2004/08/26 10:26:08 twaugh Exp $ # # /etc/hotplug/usb/libusbscanner # # Sets up newly plugged in USB scanner so that the user who owns # the console according to pam_console can access it from user space # # Note that for this script to work, you'll need all of the following: # a) a line in the file /etc/hotplug/usermap that corresponds to the # camera you are using. # b) a setup using pam_console creates the respective lock files # containing the name of the respective user. You can check for that # by executing "echo `cat /var/{run,lock}/console.lock`" and # verifying the appropriate user is mentioned somewhere there. # c) a Linux kernel supporting hotplug and usbdevfs # d) the hotplug package (http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/) # # In the usermap file, the first field "usb module" should be named # "libusbscanner" like this script. # if [ "${ACTION}" = "add" ] && [ -f "${DEVICE}" ] then # New code, using lock files instead of copying /dev/console permissions # This also works with non-gdm logins (e.g. on a virtual terminal) # Idea and code from Nalin Dahyabhai if [ -f /var/run/console/console.lock ] then CONSOLEOWNER=`cat /var/run/console/console.lock` elif [ -f /var/run/console.lock ] then CONSOLEOWNER=`cat /var/run/console.lock` elif [ -f /var/lock/console.lock ] then CONSOLEOWNER=`cat /var/lock/console.lock` else CONSOLEOWNER= fi if [ -n "$CONSOLEOWNER" ] then chmod 0000 "${DEVICE}" chown "$CONSOLEOWNER" "${DEVICE}" chmod 0600 "${DEVICE}" fi fi