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List:       crux
Subject:    Re: wishlist
From:       Colin Tree <coltree () tpg ! com ! au>
Date:       2002-07-01 13:45:57
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Hi Daniel,

My /dev/sound/* are all in the audio group
my group file includes audio, dialout and others.
I use the dev-state feature to save ownership and
permissions.

I feel no need to keep my system like anyone elses,
It's not a branch, so much as a personalisation.

I'm not going to send any more ports, unless someone
out there feels like un-local-ising them.
I suppose my system is a bit heavy-weight, but I've got
the bits and pieces where I feel comfortable.

On my cd now has a myconfig directory, with all my configuration
files all set up so a fresh install also installs
config#1.00-1.pkg.tar.gz, never had it so easy. And the cd
has a /opt directory for all the larger packages which install to,
you guessed it /opt.

Crux has given me the freedom to play around.


On Sun, 2002-06-30 at 08:06, Daniel Mueller wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm using crux a long time now. After hundreds ;) of installations I
> found some issues. Here is my wishlist for the next crux release:
> 
> 1.) 
> 
> New file: /etc/rc.boot
> 
> Must run before rc.multi. 
> 
> Why ?
> - Load pcmcia cardmanager for network support (important for the network
>   initialization)
> - Load third party kernel modules (e.g. Nvidia driver)
> - Load usbmanager (keyboard, mouse, usb-storage devices, ..)
> - Mount encrypted filesystems and/or special external storage devices
> 
> 2.)
> 
> /etc/passwd
> /etc/group
> 
> I think it would be a good idea to add more (well known) user in
> /etc/passwd respective /etc/group.
> 
> /etc/passwd
> 
> httpd (www, wwwuser, ..) - Webservice, http daemon
> sql (mysql, postgres, database, ...) - Database daemons like mysql
> proxy (squid, ?) - Proxyserver
> news (ins, ..) - News daemon
> named (bind, djbdns, ..) - DNS service, bind daemon
> sshd (openssh) - special user for privilege separation
> lp (lpr, cups) - printer daemon
> irc (ircd) - irc server daemon
> snmp (net-snmp) - snmp daemons
> ..
> 
> The uid of "nobody" should be 65534. (Important for nfs)
> 
> /etc/group
> 
> www
> sql
> proxy
> news
> named
> sshd
> lp
> irc
> snmp
> audio - audio device access
> video - video4linux device access; DRI (3D) access
> cdwrite - cd burner
> xok - XUser
> dialout - modem user
> nogroup - with gid 65534 (nfs ;-)
> ..
> 
> Why ? Some software products shouldn't run as uid root nor nobody. It
> would be very useful for packagers. (and +4k size does not hurt ;)
> 
> 3.)
> 
> rc-scripts
> 
> Okay.. crux hasn't a System-V style init concept, well - but I don't
> like the if/elif/fi thingie:
> 
> --------snip----------
> if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
>     [bla bla]
> elif [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then
>     [bla bla]
> fi
> --------snap----------
> 
> "case" looks nice and more clearly.
> 
> --------snip----------
> case "$1" in
> 	start)
> 		[bla bla]
> 		;;
> 	stop)
> 		[bla bla]
> 		;;
> 	*)
> 		[bla bla]
> 		exit 1
> 		;;
> esac
> --------snap----------
> 
> A new section called "restart" would be nice too.
> 
> 4.)
> 
> /etc/devfsd.conf
> 
> Some entries of my current devfsd.conf:
> 
> --------snip----------
> # DVD - create symlink /dev/dvd --> /dev/cdroms/cdrom2
> REGISTER    ^cdroms/cdrom2$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink $devname dvd
> UNREGISTER  ^cdroms/cdrom2$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink dvd
> 
> # Soundsupport - set permanent file permissions
> REGISTER        sound/.*        PERMISSIONS root.audio 660
> REGISTER        snd/.*          PERMISSIONS root.audio 660
> 
> # cdwriter, dvd and cdrom
> REGISTER	scsi/host0/bus0/target4/lun0/generic PERMISSIONS 
> root.cdwrite 660
> 
> REGISTER	scsi/host0/bus0/target5/lun0/generic PERMISSIONS
> root.cdwrite 660
> 
> REGISTER        scsi/host0/bus0/target6/lun0/generic PERMISSIONS
> root.cdwrite 660
> 
> # TV card
> REGISTER        v4l/.*        PERMISSIONS root.video 660
> --------snap----------
> 
> One of the most frequently asked question in #crux is: After restarting
> the system all my settings in /dev are lost - Why ?
> 
> --> FAQ ? - Predefined ? - Howto ;) ?
> 
> 
> What do YOU think ? 
> 
> bye danm
> 
> Daniel Mueller
> 
-- 


Cheers,


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