[systemd-devel] logind: multiseat without framebuffer graphic cards

[Colin Guthrie]

'Twas brillig, and Lennart Poettering at 24/11/12 21:46 did gyre and gimble:
>> > 5. An issue is not related to framebuffer but to user access privileges:
>> > users cann't access /dev/snd/seq device in a multi-seat environment.
>> > This device is used by all MIDI applications, so they do not work (the
>> > workaround is to include users to the audio group, but it causes all
>> > sound card are accessible regardless their seats).
> This sounds as if it should be tagged with uaccess, so that it is
> managed by dynamic ACLs as sessoins become active and inactive.
> 
> Kay, what's the story behind /dev/snd/seq and ACLs?

Yeah I've occasionally had bug reports about seq and how it was never
included in the ACLs. Would be nice to see this "solved" in some
capacity even better for multi-seat.

Col

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