Joystick event device permissions wrong
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
udev (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I have 2 joystick devices: CH Fighterstick and CH Pro Pedals.
lsinput says:
/dev/input/event6
bustype : BUS_USB
vendor : 0x68e
product : 0xf3
version : 256
name : "CH PRODUCTS CH FIGHTERSTICK USB "
phys : "usb-0000:
uniq : ""
bits ev : EV_SYN EV_KEY EV_ABS EV_MSC
/dev/input/event5
bustype : BUS_USB
vendor : 0x68e
product : 0xf2
version : 256
name : "CH PRODUCTS CH PRO PEDALS USB "
phys : "usb-0000:
uniq : ""
bits ev : EV_SYN EV_ABS
..but the permissions for the device files are:
crw-r----- 1 root root 13, 69 May 5 14:04 event5
crw-rw----+ 1 root root 13, 70 May 5 14:04 event6
..resulting in that only fighterstick is readable for applications using the event device (X-Plane flight
simulator for example).
I know these permissions can be changed by creating a udev rule, but it is just a workaround for this issue. Joysticks should be available by default. Why are the permissions different in the first place?
See:
http://
Bugs #31363 and #33354 may be related.
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.