Koncd, run as the root user and in the configuration menus you can add a list of users who are allowed to use the program. Then those users can run Koncd without root privs.
-Ben. On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 16:33, Jonathan DeSena wrote: > In Redhat 8.0, is there a relatively simple way, short of giving out the > root password to all, of allowing regular users to use the CD burner (in > particular using one of the GUI apps)? > > Currently, selecting xcdroast or gtoaster from the menu goes through > consolehelper and pops up a dialog asking for the root password. This is > fine for a stand-alone desktop machine, but for a true multi-user setup, > this is a royal pain. I tried playing with the consolehelper pam files, > but this resulted in segfaults for some reason. > > This is something IMHO that needs to be addressed by Redhat at some > point if they are interested in the corporate desktop, since users who > are used to using Windows don't want to have to jump through hoops just > to do something they expect to be able to do easily, like burn CDs. > > Anyone have a good solution for the time being? > > Thanks, > Jon > > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
