>>It was Fri, 20 Jul 2001 15:44:27 -0400 when Kevin Fonner wrote:
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>>I have that happen also.
>>You need to make the sound devices accessible for everyone:
>>
>>chmod a+rw /dev/dsp* /dev/audio* /dev/midi*
That is actually not the preferred method of making sound available for
other users. The preferred method is to add your user to the "audio"
group, which has rights to the audio devices. Besides which, if you do the
above, you may open yourself up to security risks.
Michael
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Michael Viron
Registered Linux User #81978
Senior Systems & Administration Consultant
Web Spinners, University of West Florida
