Went back and tried k3b as root and it works as advertised. Sorry about that. I do believe that k3b should run as a regular user and be allowed access to the CD and DVD devices if they are not busy....... IMHO, but what do I know?
TIA -- k3b reports problems with cdrecord https://launchpad.net/bugs/93754 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
