diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 658f8a3d..c47108d9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	doc/comments \
 	doc/doxygen.conf.in \
 	doc/partition_offset.wiki \
+	doc/startup_file.txt \
 	README \
 	AUTHORS \
 	CONTRIBUTORS \
diff --git a/doc/startup_file.txt b/doc/startup_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c15d484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/startup_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# This is an example for a xorriso startup file.
+# If found at one of the following addresses then its text lines will get
+# executed by xorriso as commands before any of its program arguments:
+#   /etc/default/xorriso
+#   /etc/opt/xorriso/rc
+#   /etc/xorriso/xorriso.conf
+#   $HOME/.xorrisorc
+# Note: Command -no_rc as first program argument prevents this execution.
+
+
+# Disallow the use of hard disk /dev/sda and its partitions as
+# pseudo-drive (e.g. as output target of an ISO image).
+
+-drive_class banned   /dev/sda*
+
+  
+# Allow the use of /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc, and /dev/sdd as pseudo-drives
+# without the prefix "stdio:" which is usually required for device addresses
+# which begin by "/dev/" but represent no CD drives.
+
+-drive_class harmless /dev/sd[bcd]
+
diff --git a/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh b/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
index b07fcf23..8fb97b47 100755
--- a/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
+++ b/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ copy_files xorriso/xorriso_buildstamp_none.h \
            "$lone_dir"/xorriso/xorriso_buildstamp_none.h
 
 create_dir "$lone_dir"/doc
-copy_files doc/partition_offset.wiki "$lone_dir"/doc
+copy_files doc/partition_offset.wiki \
+           doc/startup_file.txt \
+           "$lone_dir"/doc
 
 create_dir "$lone_dir"/test
 copy_files \
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_makefile_am.txt b/xorriso/xorriso_makefile_am.txt
index 05f00250..18edb6c8 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_makefile_am.txt
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_makefile_am.txt
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	doc/susp_aaip_2_0.txt \
 	doc/susp_aaip_isofs_names.txt \
 	doc/zisofs_format.txt \
+	doc/startup_file.txt \
 	libisofs/aaip-os-dummy.c \
 	libisofs/aaip-os-linux.c \
 	libisofs/aaip-os-freebsd.c \
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 79a9aadd..61dfc1a0 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2011.04.04.071443"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2011.04.04.140752"