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

["Andreas Breitenbach" <lists@Breitenbach-sc.de>]

Tony Grant wrote:

> 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...
>
> VDR only runs in the evening or when I am not using my computer for
> work. That is why it is not on all day.

What about starting VDR on a special runlevel (e.g 4) only?
You can change runlevel, controlled by a cron job, to do it.


Andreas