Re: [Halevt-dev] halevt user cannot change speed on /dev/dvd

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>    I get "permission denied" for the line "/sbin/hdparm -E4 /dev/dvd"
>    when I do "halevt -d", while "halevt -d -u root" works.
> 
>    This setting in /etc/default/halevt does not work for the same
>    reasons.
> 
>    START_DAEMON=yes
> 
>    HALEVT_USER=halevt
> 
>    HALEVT_GROUP=plugdev
> 
>    This setting in /etc/default/halevt works:
> 
>    START_DAEMON=yes
>    HALEVT_USER=root
>    HALEVT_GROUP=plugdev
Adding halevt to plugdev group solved the problem for me.
I have been using halevt correctly since then