On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 11:24:36PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 03:32:43AM +1000, bob parker wrote: > > I'm no expert really, and maybe there is some other permissions problem going > > on, but I observe that with a default Debian Woody install that cdrecord is > > setuid. Afaik that is because it needs to lock some memory when it starts. > > I have to wonder why cdrecord, xcdroast, etc that depend on suid to > work properly aren't set that way by default in sid.
cdrecord asks the following debconf question: Template: cdrecord/SUID_bit Type: boolean Default: false Description: Do you want /usr/bin/cdrecord to be installed SUID root? You have the option of installing cdrecord with the SUID bit set. . If you make cdrecord SUID, you can allow users in the "cdrom" group to burn CD-ROMs without needing any additional privileges. This could, however, potentially allow cdrecord to be used during a security attack on your computer. If in doubt, I suggest you install it without SUID. If you later change your mind, you can run: dpkg-reconfigure cdrecord. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]