Re: K3B no devices seen as normal user

From: antonio montagnani (anto.montagnani_at_virgilio.it)
Date: 09/13/04

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    Clint Harshaw wrote/ha scritto, On/il 13/09/2004 02:06:

    > Phil Savoie wrote:
    >
    >> Hello,
    >>
    >> How do normal users use k3b? As root I have no problem as all
    >> devices are seen.
    >>
    >> Thanks in advance,
    >>
    >>
    >> Phil
    >
    >
    > Hi Phil,
    >
    > The kernel developers felt cd burning by non-root users posed a
    > security risk. They are working on the issue. In the meantime, see if
    > this will help:
    >
    > http://penguinsolutions.org/fedora/cdrw/
    >
    > There are work-arounds in the tutorial for using the existing kernel,
    > booting an earlier kernel, and (in case, like me, you deleted the
    > earlier kernel before you realized it didn't have this bug ;-)
    > re-installing an earlier kernel.
    >
    > Hope this helps!
    > Clint
    >
    >
    Generally speaking: is this issue only for k3b or also for other burning
    application (as XCDroast)?? because here XCDroast seems to properly
    setup the burner as normal user...but not K3b 

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