On Monday 16 July 2001 09:47 pm, Rebecca Dridan wrote: > On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 08:33:50PM -0400, Nathan Weston wrote: > > Done, thanks. > > But, in order to access /dev/dsp for audio, I still have to 'newgrp > > audio' or 'sg audio -c [command]', and enter a password. The problem here > > is that I want, for example, artsd, which is started automatically by > > kde, to have access to /dev/dsp. > > Is there a way to do this without entering a password (and preferably > > wi/o having to wrap commands in sg)? > > > > Thanks, > > Nathan > > (It's always better to post back to the list, as you have more people who > can answer your questions - they may have more idea than me too) > > You can be part of more than one group at a time. Just make sure you have > logged out and back in again to effect the changes of the adduser command. > You shouldn't need to explicitly log in to a new group to have audio > access. If that doesn't do what you needed, it's time to hand off to > someone on the list more knowledgable than me :) > > Bec >
Oops, I meant to post back to the list... is there a reason that the list address isn't in the reply-to by default, like it is on most lists? Anyway, now that I've logged out and back in, everything works fine. Thanks. Nathan