linux & bluetooth, permissions problem?

strange behaviour...

as a normal user:
$ hcitool info XXXXXXXXXXX
Requesting information ...
Can't create connection: Operation not permitted


as root:
# hcitool info XXXXXXXXXX
Requesting information ...
BD Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Device Name: XXXXX
LMP Version: 1.2 (0x2) LMP Subversion: 0x4db
Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)
Features: 0xbf 0xee 0x0f 0x40 0x18 0x18 0x00 0x00
<3-slot packets> <5-slot packets> <encryption> <slot
offset>
<timing accuracy> <role switch> <sniff mode> <RSSI>
<channel quality> <SCO link> <HV3 packets> <u-law log>
<A-law log> <CVSD> <paging scheme> <power control>
<transparent SCO> <inquiry with RSSI> <AFH cap. slave>
<AFH class. slave> <AFH cap. master> <AFH class.
master>


/dev/rfcomm* are rw-rw-rw and the user belongs to 'dialout' group

any clues?

thanks

Moin,

Am 5 Dec 2005 06:21:51 -0800 schrieb atrent:

> strange behaviour...

It's working as designed, I think. hcitool info uses low-level HCI
commands to create a connection (just like hcitool cc) and that is a
privileged operation (probably because it could interfere with other
users that want to create connections).

Judging from the code: the problem is just with creating the
connection, not with gathering the information. So you could connect any
other way (either hcitool cc as root, or create an L2CAP connection to
any of the services of the remote device, etc.) and then hcitool info
will work.

> /dev/rfcomm* are rw-rw-rw and the user belongs to 'dialout' group

RFCOMM has nothing to do with this.

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