Re: still no cd/dvd burning as user with 2.6.9

Clemens Schwaighofer
2004-11-03T23:19:11Z

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On 11/04/2004 07:54 AM, Bill Davidsen wrote:

>> <rant>
>> So why is it still impossible that users can write CDs/DVDs. I, as a
>> user, find this rather ridicolous that you have to patch the kernel to
>> get this simple thing running. Security is important, yes, but this is
>> just annoying.
>
>
> Security is important, there are no buts about it. See the almost
> endless thread on this earlier. You can run your burns as root, of course.

of course I can ... I can even start X as root if I set it up correct,
but thats not the point. The point of having a user, is _not_ to have to
start programs as root. I don't want that.

Sure its just my private laptop, at home, where only I work on, and its
behind a route. Still, I think that argument _does_ not count.

If its a security thing, and the client program hasn't adepted, okay,
but this ...

>> I really hope that gets fixed soon, because its just annoying to reboot
>> to a different kernel, just to write CDs ...
>> </rant>
>
>
> I'm not sure what you consider "fixed" in this context, but if you mean
> disabled security I don't personally expect (or want) that.

That was not my wish and I don't want that.

> Someone claimed that cdrecord could get RR scheduling with attributes
> set (did they mean capabilities?), but I haven't seen a working example
> yet.

well I use k3b so it uses groisofs to burn dvds ... I don't care much
about cdrecord and in my deep inner world I hope they get replaced, by
someone with whom you can argue.

lg, clemens

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