On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 11:44:26AM +1100, Kevin Fitzgerald wrote: > Hi all > > I am a real newbe and recently set up an IDE CDR/RW using the SCSI > emulation. The problem I have is that when other users go to burn a CD > they are asked for the ROOT password. This password is extremely > dangerous in MY hands so I don't wish to put the world in further danger > by sharing it with my kids. > > Can anybody tell me how to fix this so that anyone can use the burner. I > can't find anything in the documentation. I am using RH8.
Check the group the specific device is in (ls -l /dev/s*). If you are luck your distribution would have arranged things so all you have to do is add people to /etc/group with the same name and it'll work. Regards, Anand -- `` We are shaped by our thoughts, we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. '' -- Buddha, The Dhammapada -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
