halevt-dev
[Top][All Lists]
Advanced

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

[Halevt-dev] halevt user cannot change speed on /dev/dvd


From: Bengt Nilsson
Subject: [Halevt-dev] halevt user cannot change speed on /dev/dvd
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 23:55:41 +0000

Hi!

I am using halevt to force my dvd player to use a more reasonable rotation speed to make it more enjoyable to watch movies on my HTPC. As default, the acoustic noise is unbearable. The config file dvd-speed.xml found at http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=62923 does a good job.

However, halevt does not work as-installed for this.

I get "permission denied" for the line "/sbin/hdparm -E4 /dev/dvd"
when I do "halevt -d", while "halevt -d -u root" works.

This setting in /etc/default/halevt does not work for the same reasons. 
START_DAEMON=yes
HALEVT_USER=halevt
HALEVT_GROUP=plugdev

This setting in /etc/default/halevt works:
START_DAEMON=yes
HALEVT_USER=root
HALEVT_GROUP=plugdev

Is it safe to use root as the HALEVT_USER?
Would it not be better to give user halevt enough rights to do this task?


BN



reply via email to

[Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread]