Re: [expert] problem running sound as non-root user?

[Stephen Lawrence Jr.]

Dan Swartzendruber wrote:

At 09:34 AM 4/2/2001 -0400, Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN wrote:
>For mpg123 I made mine 777 since it is only an
>audio player

I don't understand.  Why are the permissions on the executable
important?  I can run the program, it just doesn't have access to the audio
device (it seems).  Unless it's supposed to be SUID or something.

>Brian
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Swartzendruber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 9:18 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: RE: [expert] problem running sound as non-root user?
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>
>At 08:50 AM 4/2/01 -0400, Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN wrote:
> >For my SB Live, and Mdk 8.0b2 I had to change the
> >perms on mpg123, and for kde sounds enter play
> >in the use external player field in kde's
> >control center. Xmms is using OSS driver entry.
>change the perms to what?

The proper solution to this problem is to add your USERNAME to the AUDIO group. Don't change perms.

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