> > > > -rws--x--- 1 root cdrecord 142 Jul 10 14:16 > > /usr/bin/cdrecord so I'm back where I started. > > Also whats the s in the perms(above)? i.e. rws and how is it set? > > The "s" means that if executed, the cdrecord program will not run with > your user id, but with the user id of the owner of cdrecord, which is > root. Removing the suid bit (setting executable permissions ftom s to x > as you did) results in the error message "cdrecord does not run with > root privileges. To set it on a file, you can use chmod u+s. This can > also be used for the group a file belongs to (but this is not necessary > for cdrecord). > > On my system, I did not change any file permissions with K3b. On normal > Debian systems it is not necessary because they already have a group > for CD writing. It is called "cdrom". Normal permissions for cdrecord > are: > > -rws--x--- 1 root cdrom > > If you want the K3b setup with the cdrecord group, make sure you are > member in that group because otherwise you cannot execute cdrecord. The > same is true if you use the standard setup with the cdrom group. If you > add your user id to a group, you will have to log out and log in again > to apply the change. > > If your cdrecord executable still cannot be found afterwards, try to > reconfigure the path K3b expects programs to be (something like > Options/Programs in K3b).
Thanks for the help, for archive purposes my new perms are -rwsr-x--- 1 root cdrecord 142 Jul 10 14:16 /usr/bin/cdrecord I needed to add read access to the group and keep the suid bit. Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
