[Pkg-bluetooth-maintainers] Bug#514701: Bug#514701: bluetooth-applet segfaults when user is not in the netdev group

[Filippo Giunchedi]

tags 514701 + unreproducible
thanks

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 09:59:04AM +0100, Evgeni Golov wrote:
[...]
> I started browsing the BTS and found #506677, that says I should add myself
> to netdev. I did so and even without a "newgrp" or relogin the applet works
> fine again. The other way removing me from the netdev group and it will
> segfault again.
> 
> IMHO
> 1. this requirement should be documented

it is documented, though not where you were looking, it is in bluez-utils
(specifically in /usr/share/doc/bluez-utils/NEWS.Debian.gz)

> 2. bluetooth-applet should not die if it's not met

I agree, though I cannot reproduce this bug.
Can you explain more in detail how to reproduce?

filippo
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