Bug#508768: using vlc-plugin-svgalib seems to persnickity about permissions, kbd ignored

[Dallas Legan]

Package: vlc-plugin-svgalib
Version: 0.8.6.h-4+lenny2
Severity: important

When trying to run vlc using -V svgalib with vlc-plugin-svgalib 
installed, can only run it as root (with no sound),
or 

su -pc 'vlc --vout svgalib some.mpg '

in which case it ignores the keyboard while running.
Setting the vlc binary setuid as root, or trying to run
with sudo fail.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-svgalib depends on:
ii  libavcodec51            3:20080706-0.2   library to encode decode multimedi
ii  libc6                   2.7-13           GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libsvga1                1:1.4.3-27       console SVGA display libraries
ii  libvlc0                 0.8.6.h-4        multimedia player and streamer lib
ii  vlc-nox                 0.8.6.h-4+lenny2 multimedia player and streamer (wi

vlc-plugin-svgalib recommends no packages.

vlc-plugin-svgalib suggests no packages.

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