I can confirm that this is fixed in Gutsy (up to date on 24-06-2007). k3b no longer complains about permissions and I am able to successfully burn CDs.
----------------------- K3b Version: 1.0.1 KDE Version: 3.5.7 QT Version: 3.3.7 Kernel: 2.6.22-6-generic Devices ----------------------- TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2102 1006 (/dev/scd0, ) [CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM] [DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R] -- says i do not have permission to use cdrecord https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37423 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a direct subscriber. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs