--- a/src/option/k3bexternalbinwidget.cpp

+++ b/src/option/k3bexternalbinwidget.cpp

@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ K3b::ExternalBinWidget::ExternalBinWidge

     while (::group *g = ::getgrent()) {

         const QString groupName = QString::fromLocal8Bit(g->gr_name);

-        if (groupName == "cdrom" ||

-            groupName == "optical" ||

+        if (groupName == "cdwriter" ||

+            groupName == "cdrom" ||

             groupName == "operator" ) {

             m_permissionModel->setBurningGroup(groupName);

         }

@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ void K3b::ExternalBinWidget::slotPermiss

 void K3b::ExternalBinWidget::slotChangePermissions()

 {

+    QString username = qEnvironmentVariable("LOGNAME");

+    if( username.isEmpty() )

+    qEnvironmentVariable("USER");

+    if( username.isEmpty() )

+    username = QStringLiteral("$USER");

+    QMessageBox::information(0, QString(), QString("<strong># usermod -aG cdwriter %1<br/># control cdrdao public<br/># control wodim public<br/># control growisofs public</strong>").arg(username), QMessageBox::Ok);

+#if 0

     KAuth::Action action("org.kde.k3b.updatepermissions");

     action.setHelperId("org.kde.k3b");

     action.setParentWidget(this);

@@ -244,6 +251,7 @@ void K3b::ExternalBinWidget::slotChangeP

         }

     } );

     job->start();

+#endif

 }

--- a/src/option/k3bexternalbinpermissionmodel.cpp

+++ b/src/option/k3bexternalbinpermissionmodel.cpp

@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ bool ExternalBinPermissionModel::Private

         }

         else {

             if( wantedGroup != "root" )

-                wantedPerm = 0000750;

+                wantedPerm = 0000711;

             else

-                wantedPerm = 0000755;

+                wantedPerm = 0000700;

         }

         return true;