[vdr] Re: can I run VDR without root password

[DOm <angelus.dei@tiscalinet.it>]

On Wed, 02 Jun 2004 09:39:39 +0200
Tony Grant <tony@tgds.net> wrote:

> Le mer 02/06/2004 à 09:14, Andreas Breitenbach a écrit :
> 
> > > I have probably missed something in the doc but each time I run
> > > VDR it asks for the root password. My other half expressed the
> > > desire to be able to use VDR as easily as the "ordinary tele" and
> > > I do not give my root password to the kids...
...
> 
> I guess sudo is the only answer.

Or maybe you can change runvdr script and replace "su -c" with "sh -c"
being sure the current user had permissions for accssing /video and
/dev/dvb/

Bye,
   ANgelus.