Gcmbust as non-root

[Susan Macchia]

I always run it as root because I really don't care to worry about running it
as "me".  So I simply set up an icon that uses kdesu.  Then when I click the
icon, I enter the root password and gcombust comes up and I cna burn with no
problemo.

I could never get xcdroast to work.  (or kconcd either).  Since gcombust works
and is so configurable, I have stuck with it.


Tim Wunder wrote:

> OK gcombust lovers, how do I get the damn program to work as non-root?
> This is a permissions issue that seems to be escaping me.
> 
> My symptoms are as follows:
> I start gcombust and go to the Burn tab, then click the "Check scsi settings"

> button. I am then presented with  an error message,
> "cdrecord failed to recognize selected drive (wrong scsi settings or no 
> permission to device)"
> 
> 
> /dev/scd0 is my reader (it's a CDRW, but it don't write too good anymore)
> /dec/scd1 is my CDRW - Liteon 241016
> 
> Permissions are (now) as follows:
> brwxrwxrwx 2 root root   11,   0  Feb 23 22:10 /dev/scd0
> brwxrwxrwx 2 root root   11,   1  Feb 23 22:10 /dev/scd1
> 
> Last night when I was trying this, permissions on /dev/scd1 were
> brwx------ 2 dad  root   11,   1  Feb 23 22:10 /dev/scd1
> and I changed it to 
> brwxrwxrwx 2 dad  root   11,   1  Feb 23 22:10 /dev/scd1
> with no change to the behavior of gcombust
> 
> This morning, permissions on /dev/scd1 were (before I changed them to the 
> previously mentioned perm's)
> brwx------ 2 root root   11,   1  Feb 23 22:10 /dev/scd1
> I don't know how this got changed from last nights settings.
> 
> Permissions on /dev/scd0 don't seem to change. When I click the "Check scsi 
> settings" button while /dev/scd0 is selected as my reader, I get the same
error 
> message.
> 
> It works fine as root ('cept I don't want to have to run the proggy as root).
> Any ideas?
> At this point, I'm back to using xcdroast :-(
> 
> Thanks, 
> Tim
 

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