Bug#507872: Can't run vlc as root

2008-12-15 Thread Christophe Mutricy
tag 507872 wontfix thanks > > > Can't run vlc as root. > > And that's a good thing. > > I'll do all my work as root, I don't have a regular user ! > I don't think I am the only (stupid ;-) ) who use root to work, so > this maybe will help others. > S

Bug#507872: Can't run vlc as root

2008-12-10 Thread BogDan Vatra
On Sunday 07 December 2008 23:23:32 Christophe Mutricy wrote: > Le Fri 05 Dec 08 à 13:03 +0200, BogDan Vatra a écrit : > > Can't run vlc as root. > > And that's a good thing. > > The 2 scenarios where root is needed (opening network port below 1024 and > realtime priorities) are taken care with the

Bug#507872: Can't run vlc as root

2008-12-07 Thread Christophe Mutricy
Le Fri 05 Dec 08 à 13:03 +0200, BogDan Vatra a écrit : > Can't run vlc as root. And that's a good thing. The 2 scenarios where root is needed (opening network port below 1024 and realtime priorities) are taken care with the use of vlc-wrapper. It is true that it isn't noted in NEWS but VLC have

Bug#507872: Can't run vlc as root

2008-12-05 Thread BogDan Vatra
Package: vlc Version: 0.9.6-1 Severity: normal Tags: patch Can't run vlc as root. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C,