SOLVED! Re: cdrecord no workie after upgade to 2.6.10

[Net Llama!]

On 01/02/2005 12:42 PM, Ken Moffat wrote:
> Net Llama! wrote:
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>> All kernels since 2.6.8 only allow root to write to a CD drive.  This 
>> won't change unless the kernel behavior changes.
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> IMHO, this is a problem. (I emphasize the 'humble' part)
> 

Agreed, however on the other hand, i think Linus has done the right 
thing to enforce security in the kernel.  As Kurt mentioned, there 
should be an option to disable the root-only requirement in the kernel 
so that those who aren't concerned with CD drive security have the 
option to ignore it.

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