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In order to allow a standard user to control the Novint Falcon, some rules must be updated. | In order to allow a standard user to control the Novint Falcon, some rules must be updated. | ||
| − | Download | + | Download [[http://www.robolabo.etsit.upm.es/wikiFiles/51-forcedimension.rules <i>51-forcedimension.rules</i>]] file and copy it to /etc/udev/rules.d. |
Reload the rules: | Reload the rules: | ||
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sudo udevadm control --reload-rules | sudo udevadm control --reload-rules | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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| + | Once plugged, Novint Falcon is attached to the <i> plugdev </i> group, so the user must be a member of this group. | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li> Edit <i> /etc/group </i> file.</li> | ||
| + | <li> Find the line that corresponds to <i> plugdev </i> group. | ||
| + | <li> Add the user name to the group (e.g. plugdev:x:46:user1), where <i> user1 </i> is your user name. | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:54, 1 June 2023
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Configuration
User permits
In order to allow a standard user to control the Novint Falcon, some rules must be updated.
Download [51-forcedimension.rules] file and copy it to /etc/udev/rules.d.
Reload the rules:
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
Once plugged, Novint Falcon is attached to the plugdev group, so the user must be a member of this group.
- Edit /etc/group file.
- Find the line that corresponds to plugdev group.
- Add the user name to the group (e.g. plugdev:x:46:user1), where user1 is your user name.
