On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 1:37 PM Bob McGowan <ramjr0...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The command to add a user to a group is: useradd -G > groupname[,groupname...] username > > For example: useradd -G audio,pulsaudio bob > > Useradd creates a new user account. Usermod modifies an existing account. sudo usermod -a -G audio <UserName> Make sure you use the -a to append the new group to your existing groups or it will wipe out your existing groups. > On 8/17/22 10:21, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > the user that's doing this would need to be added to the audio group and > > maybe the pulseaudio group if that group exists. The groupadd command > can > > do that for the user but groupadd has to be used by root to get that > done. > > Before doing any of that, a user can find what groups they're already in > > by typing the groups command and a list should appear showing the groups. > > Man groupadd can show how to use that command when it's time. > > > > > > Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> . > > > > On Wed, 17 Aug 2022, mick.crane wrote: > > > >> hello, > >> Please take into account I don't know what I'm doing generally and know > >> nothing about audio. > >> Several years ago somebody asked me to edit a radio broadcast to > separate out > >> a few seconds. > >> It took a couple of minutes to install Audacity, figure out the GUI > thing and > >> save the bits of audio. > >> I'm wanting now to edit .wav files. > >> Can't find Audacity in the repository for Bookworm. > >> There is Ardour6. > >> It's a bit complex. > >> By selecting PulseAudio as the wotsit it seemed to be working but I try > again > >> and there is no sound output to hear. > >> There is message like " don't have permission to access". > >> Is there some numpty explanation of how this is supposed to work ? > >> Do these things PulseAudio, Alsa, Jack provide a stream on some bus or > >> something and the Ardour6 programme edits bits out as it goes by ? > >> If it's a physical piece of tape you can imagine you can cut it with a > pair of > >> scissors and cellotape bits together but I've no idea how it's working > with a > >> PC. > >> resource of simplified explanation appreciated. > >> > >> regards > >> > >> mick > >> > >> > >> > > -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀
