[NTLUG:Discuss] Help appreciated

[kbrannen@gte.net]

mike wrote:
...
> 
> I've successfully given permission for my user account to write to the device 
> that the burner is on (chmod /dev/____  666  ) ... but Mandrake security sees 
> fit to undo those permissions for me when it runs nightly.   Instead of fight 
> that battle, I just su to root when I need to burn something. running 
...

Look at /etc/pemissions.  You can set an entry in there for the device with 
the permissions it should have.  It should stay that way afterwards.

HTH,
Kevin