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Re: how to burn cds as non-root user?



I'm using 2.6.16 and I use setuid to burn cd's... I have no cd burning group 
setup...


On Tuesday 25 April 2006 06:53, Robert Goley wrote:
> With linux kernels 2.6.10 or higher you can not use SUID root permissions
> on cdrecord.  You have to add the user to the cdrom group and remove SUID
> permissions to burn cds.  I am currently using a 2.6.14 kernel.
>
> Robert
>
> On Monday 24 April 2006 21:13, Tamas K Papp wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 04:45:53PM -0400, Joseph M. Gaffney wrote:
> > > I'd suggest a cd burning group, with appropriate rights.
> >
> > Greg, Mike and Joseph,
> >
> > Thank you for your help.  The user was in the cdrom group, but
> > cdrecord was not setuid root.  Greg's suggestion solved the problem.
> >
> > Is there no way for a user to burn cd's without something running as
> > root (eg only by appropriate permissions on the device, but no setuid
> > bit on cdrecord)?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tamas

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