On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 07:13:33PM -0700, OpenBSD wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Could somebody please tell me how to use a dvd-rw as user?
> I'am trying to install Slackware using qemu, and the dvd does not work 
> properly, it works well as root.
> I've tried adding the user to operator group, users group, and declaring it 
> at fstab without optimum results.

by default root can read and write /dev/rcd0c.  operator group can only
read.

you need to be able to write to /dev/rcd0c to put a filesystem on
a cd/dvd.

you can change the permissions on /dev/rcd0c or use sudo.

> BTW, when i try to open the file manager as root, it say "the conversation 
> with su have fail"; how can i correct this?
> 
> OS: amd64, desktop: kde, OpenBSD version: 4.4

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