| From: | Alan Buxey |
| Date: | 25 Apr 2001 at 13:09:53 |
| Subject: | Re: Debian Linux Question.. |
hi,
> If I log in as root and use Enlightenment as my WinManager I can enable
> sounds and listen to them, if I log in as a user and try to enable sounds I
> get a big error box and am informed that sounds have been disabled.
>
> I'm assuming the problem is with a file (or tens) access properties (chmod
> needed) can anyone tell me what is causing my problem and what I need to do
> to fix it?
join the linux-apus userlist, this problem has been explained many times.
or look at the APUS FAQ at sourceforge, i'm sure an entry has been made
for this now.
basically do the following:
edit /etc/group and create a group called audio and add the users
you want to access sound to the list (look at other entries in that
file for help)
then take the following steps....
cd /dev
chmod ug+rwx sound
chmod ug+rwx dsp
chgrp audio sound
chgrp audio dsp
this will change the permissions on /dev/sound and /dev/dsp so that user
and group can read/write and execute those device nodes.
the last two commands change the group ownership to audio.
leave the user for these nodes as root.
this is the Debian way of doing sound for users.... why so cumbersome?
well, if your machine was fully accessible, you dont want other users
loggin in and then playing Civ:CallToPower remotely and all the sound
coming out of your machine! :-)
alan
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