From 64720891ae7edc33f963651c5ba2509513b1849a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:16:43 +0200
Subject: system: Make /dev/kvm 660.
* gnu/services/base.scm (kvm-udev-rule): Change /dev/kvm mode to 0660 as a
followup to the resolution of <http://bugs.gnu.org/18994>.
---
gnu/services/base.scm | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
(limited to 'gnu')
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index d5744204d9..e9e69ea2b8 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -739,11 +739,11 @@ item of @var{packages}."
(call-with-output-file
(string-append rules.d "/90-kvm.rules")
(lambda (port)
- ;; FIXME: As a workaround for
- ;; <http://bugs.gnu.org/18994>, make /dev/kvm 666
- ;; instead of 660.
+ ;; Build users are part of the "kvm" group, so we
+ ;; can fearlessly make /dev/kvm 660 (see
+ ;; <http://bugs.gnu.org/18994>, for background.)
(display "\
-KERNEL==\"kvm\", GROUP=\"kvm\", MODE=\"0666\"\n" port))))
+KERNEL==\"kvm\", GROUP=\"kvm\", MODE=\"0660\"\n" port))))
#:modules '((guix build utils))))
(define* (udev-service #:key (udev eudev) (rules '()))
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