Re: Let non-root users use MTP devices (Attempt #2)

[Ludovic Courtès]

Chris Marusich <address@hidden> skribis:

> Here's a second attempt to fix MTP support for GuixSD.  It's simple and
> requires no special group permissions.
>
> It turns out that elogind (like systemd's logind) can be compiled with
> support for ACLs (provided by libacl), in which case elogind will
> automatically set an ACL on a device file granting access to a user when
> that user is logged in using a seat to which the device is attached.  In
> short, by adding acl as an input to elogind, users will be able to
> access devices without running programs as root, and without being a
> member of any special group.

Cool!

> * gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm (elogind) [inputs]: Add acl.

Applied with a short comment.

Thank you!

Ludo’.