cd writing and non-admin-rights

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Veronica Loell

I did a google-search through the archive to try to locate information
about the issue of running cd-burner software for non-admin-users.
The information that I found seemed to suggest the following:

- It is mainly a software issue, i.e. correctly configured software
would be able to write to the cd-writer.

The options available are:
- Obtain and run system utility that grants admin-rights for specific
programs.

The vendor of my cd-burning software (www.cheetahburner.com) lists the
following as a way to set rights to non-admin users:
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it may be necessary to have security rights to use the CD/DVD drives. To
give CD rights to a non-administrative user, do the following:

1) Open 'Control Panel' and click on 'Administrative Tools'.
2) Double click on 'Local Security Policy'.
3) Double click on 'Security Options'.
4) Double click on 'Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged-on users only'.
5) Click on Enabled.
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I have contacted them since this does not work on my system, and am
waiting to hear back from them.

I would just like to know if anyone has any thoughts, knowledge about
this issue, and whether my surmises are correct?

- Veronica Loell
 
The security option you listed has nothing to do with allowing a regular user to burn
a cd. All it does is prevent a network user from accessing a cdrom on a computer.
There are other workarounds that include modifying the registry. I can not find the
link right now. Someone else will probably post it. --- Steve
 
Steven L Umbach wrote / skrev:
The security option you listed has nothing to do with allowing a regular user to burn
a cd. All it does is prevent a network user from accessing a cdrom on a computer.
There are other workarounds that include modifying the registry. I can not find the
link right now. Someone else will probably post it. --- Steve
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Thanks, that makes sense. However now it does seem to be working with
the mentioned settings. I'll try to change it back and see if there is
a difference in functionality.

I do have a log on the registry settings etc that cheetah installed by
running the veritest-analyzer, but I can't locate any settings at first
glance that are related to the cd-drive.

I have now tried to change the setting back and it would appear that the
disabling of non-local users to use the drive actually also enables all
local users to use the drive.

- Veronica Loell
 
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