PR: Added support for user/group settings. #26
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When the daemon was started as root (f.e. vi systemd unit), some users had to issue the "xhost +" command for some programms (f.e. FreeCad). With this support, spacenavd can started as root and switch on runtime to an other uid / gid. So a "xhost +" command isn't longer neccessary when proper uid or gid settings are used (f.e. the "standard" user of the system). With the invoked uid / gid spacenavd stills open the pid and socket file and also use it for device dection. Also implemented user/group configfile setting.
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Ins't is this more about set an udev rule to allow users to control device without being root? |
No, it's about the daemon dropping priviledges for most of the code where they are not necessary. I didn't want to merge it as is, but it is quite important, so I have pulled it into its own "dropsu" branch for people who want the extra security which comes from lowering the probability of having undiscovered exploitable bugs in priviledged code. I should really keep the dropsu branch up to date with the latest changes in the master branch, to make it easier for people to use it if they need it, until I implement something similar to the master branch myself. |
PR related to issue #25
This add support for user and group settings