[Bug 1646144] Re: ACLs to devices need to be supported in core

[Maciej Borzecki]

** Changed in: snappy
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  ACLs to devices need to be supported in core

Status in Canonical System Image:
  Confirmed
Status in Snappy:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-core-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  It should be possible to add a user to an ACL to be able to access
  some devices in the same way as on desktop. For instance, on desktop
  regular users are in an ACL that allows them to access /dev/snd/* so
  no root permissions are needed to play a song. But, on Ubuntu Core, we
  have to run commands like:

  $ sudo alsa-utils.aplay /root/enter.wav

  to play something (aplay is confined and connected to "alsa" and
  "home" interfaces). We cannot access /dev/snd and a file in $HOME at
  the same time, even while sudoing. ACLs can relieve these problems,
  but the core image currently does not support them.

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