--- cdrtools-2.01a37/cdrecord/cdrecord.c~	2004-12-12 20:38:26 +0300
+++ cdrtools-2.01a37/cdrecord/cdrecord.c	2004-12-12 20:58:26 +0300
@@ -466,8 +466,10 @@ main(ac, av)
 	/*
 	 * XXX Below this point we do not need root privilleges anymore.
 	 */
+	/* XXX Quick'n'dirty hack for linux kernel >= 2.6.8.1 compatability 
 	if (geteuid() != getuid()) {	/* AIX does not like to do this */
 					/* If we are not root		*/
+	/*
 #ifdef	HAVE_SETREUID
 		if (setreuid(-1, getuid()) < 0)
 #else
@@ -479,6 +481,8 @@ main(ac, av)
 #endif
 			comerr("Panic cannot set back effective uid.\n");
 	}
+	*/
+	
 	/*
 	 * WARNING: We now are no more able to do any privilleged operation
 	 * unless we have been called by root.
@@ -983,10 +987,12 @@ if (lverbose > 2)
 		 * even on OS that do not support getreuid() which is *BSD
 		 * and SUSv3 only.
 		 */
+		/* XXX Quick'n'dirty hack for linux kernel >= 2.6.8.1 compatability
 		if (oeuid != getuid()) {
 			if (setreuid(-1, oeuid) < 0)
 				errmsg("Could set back effective uid.\n");
 		}
+		*/
 #endif
 		/*
 		 * fork() here to start the extra process needed for
@@ -1001,11 +1007,13 @@ if (lverbose > 2)
 		/*
 		 * XXX Below this point we never need root privilleges anymore.
 		 */
+		/* XXX Quick'n'dirty hack for linux kernel >= 2.6.8.1 compatability
 		if (geteuid() != getuid()) {	/* AIX does not like to do this */
 						/* If we are not root		*/
-			if (setreuid(-1, getuid()) < 0)
+	/*		if (setreuid(-1, getuid()) < 0)
 				comerr("Panic cannot set back effective uid.\n");
 		}
+	*/
 #endif
 	}
 	if ((*dp->cdr_set_speed_dummy)(scgp, dp, &speed) < 0) {