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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: kscd, CDDB, and krabber
From:       Henry Stern <stern () cs ! dal ! ca>
Date:       1999-08-02 15:16:15
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A better solution to this problem IMHO is to set the suid bit on kscd (perhaps
make a user kscd for it) and set the directory to 755 owned by kscd.  KSCD
doesn't let you do much to the ID3 tags of a CD so it should be pretty safe.

On Mon, 02 Aug 1999, Adolf Koenig wrote:
>As you see again, what seems reasonably done for one
>is not tolerable for another one, because of the many different
>real-life-situations.
>
>But after all, as I repeat from time to time, you still have a Unix-system.
>Therefore:
>
>If your problem is to keep /opt etc. from filling up, you could easily
>move the worldwritable directory to a less vital partition, and put a link 
>to the new location into the old place. Problem solved.
>
>If the cd-database is to be written by all users, in order to immediately 
>allow all users to participate in newly installed music-files you have to 
>bear the little risk of destroying the whole database. The method
>of allowing only the 'good' changes of a file is not yet invented.
>The only remedy is to backup the cd-database from time to time, so 
>that in case of destruction you can repair it. This would not cause 
>any additional work, if you would backup your own important files, 
>what you should do anyway, even if you are the only user in 
>your system.    
> 
>Greetings
>
>A.Koenig
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