Re: possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-28 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No disrespect, but seriously, can you give me a scenario where something bad could happen on *my* computer because I'm running cdrecord suid-root? I would also be very interested to hear a scenario where something bad could happen on an insecure

Re: possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-28 Thread Charles Howse
On Friday 28 November 2003 10:47 am, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No disrespect, but seriously, can you give me a scenario where something bad could happen on *my* computer because I'm running cdrecord suid-root? I would also be very interested to hear a

possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-27 Thread Charles Howse
Hi, There has been signifigant discussion here in the past about cdbakeoven not detecting ATAPI burners when run as an ordinary user. I had this issue, and may have a solution. Be sure your kernel is compiled with device atapicam. As root do: # chmod u+s /usr/local/bin/cdrecord Which will

Re: possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-27 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There has been signifigant discussion here in the past about cdbakeoven not detecting ATAPI burners when run as an ordinary user. I had this issue, and may have a solution. Be sure your kernel is compiled with device atapicam. As root do: #

Re: possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-27 Thread Charles Howse
On Thursday 27 November 2003 11:16 am, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There has been signifigant discussion here in the past about cdbakeoven not detecting ATAPI burners when run as an ordinary user. I had this issue, and may have a solution. Be sure

Re: possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-27 Thread Holger Bauer
Charles Howse wrote: On Thursday 27 November 2003 11:16 am, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There has been signifigant discussion here in the past about cdbakeoven not detecting ATAPI burners when run as an ordinary user. I had this issue, and may have a

Re: possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-27 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thursday 27 November 2003 11:16 am, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There has been signifigant discussion here in the past about cdbakeoven not detecting ATAPI burners when run as an ordinary user. I had this

Re: possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-27 Thread Charles Howse
On Thursday 27 November 2003 05:12 pm, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thursday 27 November 2003 11:16 am, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There has been signifigant discussion here in the past about cdbakeoven not

Re: possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-27 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I agree with you 100%. Though I didn't say it explicitly, my comments were directed not to administrators where there is concern for local user security, but to plain ordinary desktop users who just want to burn some CD's. In my opinion, it is

Re: possible solution to cdbakeoven failing to detect ATAPI burners

2003-11-27 Thread Charles Howse
On Thursday 27 November 2003 05:47 pm, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Charles Howse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I agree with you 100%. Though I didn't say it explicitly, my comments were directed not to administrators where there is concern for local user security, but to plain ordinary desktop users