Can't create an image of an existing cdrom

Bug #58341 reported by Markus Golser
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gnomebaker (Ubuntu)
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Undecided
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Bug Description

If I do Actions -> Copy Data CD
[x]Only create image

I get:
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 second.
readcd: Permission denied. Cannot open '/dev/sg0'. Cannot open SCSI driver.
readcd: For possible targets try 'readcd -scanbus'. Make sure you are root.
readcd: For possible transport specifiers try 'readcd dev=help'.

On Edit -> Preferences -> Devices the name of the device is /dev/sr0

Revision history for this message
Markus Golser (golserma) wrote :

sudo chown root:cdrom sg0

solved the problem

William Grant (wgrant)
Changed in gnomebaker:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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didier (did447-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

related to bug #77211

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