> - With Linux 2.6.x, it is impossible to run cdrecord without > root privs. > > Do not believe single persons who claim otherwise as Linux-2.6.x > filters away random SCSI commands when cdrecord does not have > root-privs and as cdrecord heavily depends on the fact that > the SCSI protocol depends on SCSI commands that "fail" because > they are not supported by the actual drive in order to correctly > support the features of the actual drive.
Perhaps this stupid feud can soon become a thing of the past. <http://lwn.net/Articles/193516/> indicates that future versions of the kernel will allow userspace to control the list of SCSI commands that are filtered. The cdrecord package can simply empty this list during bootup. -- Sam Morris http://robots.org.uk/ PGP key id 1024D/5EA01078 3412 EA18 1277 354B 991B C869 B219 7FDB 5EA0 1078 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]