On Fri, 2002-07-12 at 09:23, Stephen Gran wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/cdrecord > -rwsr-xr-x 1 root cdrom 181128 Jun 21 23:27 > /usr/bin/cdrecord > > Note the sticky bit - IIRC, as root, chmod 4755 /usr/bin/cdrecord, and > then chown root:cdrom(burner, whatever group makes you happy) > /usr/bin/cdrecord, and then add your user to that group.
Two nitpicks; first, this is insecure if anyone else uses your system. The proper mode (IMO) is 4750, and then add the users you want to burn CDs to the cdrom group; only they'll be able to run the binary. Secondly, that's not the sticky bit, it's the suid bit (which makes the process run as the owner of the binary regardless of the real uid of the person running it). The sticky bit either keeps executables in memory/swap after they've exited (hence the name), but the more common usage is on a directory, where it means that no one but the directory owner can delete or move files in the directory even if they have write permission. It's shown as +t in ls -l's output. -- - Joe Wreschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.sacredchao.net "What I did was justified because I had a policy of my own... It's okay to be different, to not conform to society." -- Chen Kenichi, Iron Chef Chinese
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