--- cdrtools-2.01/cdrecord/cdrecord.c.fixed	2004-08-27 10:24:17.000000000 +0200
+++ cdrtools-2.01/cdrecord/cdrecord.c	2004-03-07 23:43:08.000000000 +0100
@@ -452,8 +452,11 @@ main(ac, av)
 	/*
 	 * XXX Below this point we do not need root privilleges anymore.
 	 */
+	 /*fixing issue with kernel >= 2.6.8.1*/
+	 /*
 	if (geteuid() != getuid()) {	/* AIX does not like to do this */
 					/* If we are not root		*/
+					/*
 #ifdef	HAVE_SETREUID
 		if (setreuid(-1, getuid()) < 0)
 #else
@@ -465,7 +468,9 @@ main(ac, av)
 #endif
 			comerr("Panic cannot set back effective uid.\n");
 	}
-	/*
+	*/
+	/*fixing issue with kernel >= 2.6.8.1*/
+	/* 
 	 * WARNING: We now are no more able to do any privilleged operation
 	 * unless we have been called by root.
 	 *
@@ -955,10 +960,13 @@ if (lverbose > 2)
 		 * even on OS that do not support getreuid() which is *BSD
 		 * and SUSv3 only.
 		 */
+		 /*fixing issue with kernel >= 2.6.8.1 */
+		 /*
 		if (oeuid != getuid()) {
 			if (setreuid(-1, oeuid) < 0)
 				errmsg("Could set back effective uid.\n");
-		}
+		}*/
+		/*fixing issue with kernel >= 2.6.8.1 */
 #endif
 		/*
 		 * fork() here to start the extra process needed for
@@ -973,11 +981,13 @@ if (lverbose > 2)
 		/*
 		 * XXX Below this point we never need root privilleges anymore.
 		 */
-		if (geteuid() != getuid()) {	/* AIX does not like to do this */
+		 /*fixing issue with kernel >= 2.6.8.1 */
+		/* 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");
-		}
+		} */
+		/*fixing issue with kernel >= 2.6.8.1 */
 #endif
 	}
 	if ((*dp->cdr_set_speed_dummy)(scgp, dp, &speed) < 0) {