On 2016-05-06, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > On Fri, 6 May 2016 16:21:28 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: > >> >> Thanks. That's good to know -- I'll definitely set things up so I'm >> >> not running winusb as root. >> > >> > Well, you could always reinstall grub-0 before rebooting, to make >> > sure. >> >> I just created a systemsrescuecd bootable USB flash drive that can be >> be used to re-install grub-0 in the MBR if something does go wrong. >> But, running winusb as a non-privlidged user should prevent any >> collateral damage to the MBR. > > It should also prevent winusb writing to the MBR of the USB stick, > which sort of defeats the point.
Nope. I have my system configured so that my USB flash drives are writable for users in the group "usb" -- of which I am one. -- Grant
