On Wed, 1 Oct 2025 20:26:16 -0400 Timothy M Butterworth <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am trying to burn a data CD with K3b and I keep receiving the > following error messages: > > cdrecord has no permission to open the device. > Modify device settings in K3b to solve this problem. > > I looked through settings and didn't see anything. I tried running > cdrecord from the command line and got the same permissions error. I > was able to use cdrecord to erase the disk with sudo. I tried running > K3b with sudo and got an unsupported error. > > It seems like it may be group issue. My account is a member of the > following groups: > > tmb@hppavilion:~$ groups > tmb cdrom floppy sudo audio dip video plugdev netdev scanner bluetooth > lpadmin Have you checked the ownership and permissions on the CD drive? You should see something like: root@hawk:~# ll /dev/sr0 brw-rw----+ 1 root cdrom 11, 0 Sep 30 13:47 /dev/sr0 root@hawk:~# -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
