Why does vlc not run as root?

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Why does vlc not run as root?

Postby meriolas » 25 Jul 2009 13:03

...vlc is history for me !!! Why does the vlc-team impose their will on the user? :evil:

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Re: Why does vlc not run as root?

Postby abee » 25 Jul 2009 14:40

I think that vlc has configure option that allows it to be run as root.

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Re: Why does vlc not run as root?

Postby Rémi Denis-Courmont » 25 Jul 2009 14:41

Not that one same topic again.

You can compile with --enable-run-as-root if you want to bypass the sanity check (e.g. for a root-only system).
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Re: Why does vlc not run as root?

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 25 Jul 2009 15:03

...vlc is history for me !!! Why does the vlc-team impose their will on the user? :evil:
Compile it yourself, use vlc-wrapper or stop using your machine as root.
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