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Diffstat (limited to 'usbmon-setperms')
-rwxr-xr-x | usbmon-setperms | 28 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/usbmon-setperms b/usbmon-setperms new file mode 100755 index 0000000..d2cc893 --- /dev/null +++ b/usbmon-setperms @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +#!/bin/sh +# helper for allowing the developer to read usbmon as non-root. + +if [ "$USER" = "root" ]; then + echo "Please run as regular user or set USER" + exit 1 +fi + +if [ ! -e /dev/usbmon0 ]; then + echo "Attempting to modprobe usbmon..." + sudo modprobe -v usbmon + if [ ! -e /dev/usbmon0 ]; then + echo "Cannot locate 'usbmon' kernel module" + exit 1 + fi +fi + +usbmons=$(lsusb -d046d: | cut -c7 | sed 's,^,/dev/usbmon,') + +echo Found devices: $usbmons + +if [ -n "$usbmons" ]; then + echo "Attempting to change permissions..." + sudo chgrp -v $USER $usbmons + sudo chmod -v g+rw $usbmons +else + echo "No devices found" +fi |