Re: [newbie] Setting up a 2nd user - Getting there
bascule Thanks, This all works now like a dream. Peter On Tue, 2004-05-11 at 00:45, bascule wrote: > to change permissions you can use 'chmod' on the command line, as root: > cd /dev/sound > chmod g+rw > the g stands for group (which is audio) and the +rw should be self > explanatory, > if the owner is not root and the group audio then do: > chown root.audio * (assuming you are in the /dev/sound directory, > you will need to do the same for files in /dev/snd > there are files outside these directories but there are symlinks and you > shouldn't have to touch them for audio stuff > > bascule > > On Monday 10 May 2004 5:15 pm, Peter wrote: > > f you can let me know how to change permissions on the audio group, > > then this would help. > > > > Peter. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Setting up a 2nd user - Getting there
to change permissions you can use 'chmod' on the command line, as root: cd /dev/sound chmod g+rw the g stands for group (which is audio) and the +rw should be self explanatory, if the owner is not root and the group audio then do: chown root.audio * (assuming you are in the /dev/sound directory, you will need to do the same for files in /dev/snd there are files outside these directories but there are symlinks and you shouldn't have to touch them for audio stuff bascule On Monday 10 May 2004 5:15 pm, Peter wrote: > f you can let me know how to change permissions on the audio group, > then this would help. > > Peter. -- "Millennium hand and shrimp." (Hogfather) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Setting up a 2nd user - Getting there
Derek, Yes it works fine if I log out, and log dominic in, but i *would* like to just switch session for him. If you can let me know how to change permissions on the audio group, then this would help. Peter. On Mon, 2004-05-10 at 16:29, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Monday 10 May 2004 15:58, Peter wrote: > > Thanks Derek and bascule. > > > > I have now setup KDE/MDK for ALSA, and logging in/out between users > > works fine. > > > > Have also put them both in 'audio' group > > I said I was a newbie so... > > > > how do i give the audio group rw perms? > > also changing the console.perms, and commenting out the line > > results in BOTH users losing sound, is this because audio group needs > > the rw perms. > > > > ( I,m learning, honest I am!) > > > > Peter > > > bascule > > It it works then there is no need to do anything with the perms. > As I said, it is not normally required. > > derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Setting up a 2nd user - Getting there
On Monday 10 May 2004 15:58, Peter wrote: > Thanks Derek and bascule. > > I have now setup KDE/MDK for ALSA, and logging in/out between users > works fine. > > Have also put them both in 'audio' group > I said I was a newbie so... > > how do i give the audio group rw perms? > also changing the console.perms, and commenting out the line > results in BOTH users losing sound, is this because audio group needs > the rw perms. > > ( I,m learning, honest I am!) > > Peter > > On Mon, 2004-05-10 at 11:29, bascule wrote: > > i'm guessing that this happens when you are also logged on and youhave > > started a second session, if you look in /etc/security/console.perms you > > will see a list pertaining to what permissions device get assigned when > > someone logs in and the default perms when you log out, note that all the > > sound devices will be owned by the first logged in user and stay that way > > if someone else logs on in the meantime, to fix this you can comment out > > the relevant lines, and then make your users members of the audio group, > > also make sure that you alter the perms of the file to give the audio > > group rw perms, do this for other device files that the other user might > > need access to, although this works for me to allow my daughter to log on > > and play music, i would appreciate if some expert could explain why it is > > that the references (in my case) to the device files for my nvidia card > > don't need to be changed for another user to log on, how does that work? > > > > bascule It it works then there is no need to do anything with the perms. As I said, it is not normally required. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Setting up a 2nd user - Getting there
Thanks Derek and bascule. I have now setup KDE/MDK for ALSA, and logging in/out between users works fine. Have also put them both in 'audio' group I said I was a newbie so... how do i give the audio group rw perms? also changing the console.perms, and commenting out the line results in BOTH users losing sound, is this because audio group needs the rw perms. ( I,m learning, honest I am!) Peter On Mon, 2004-05-10 at 11:29, bascule wrote: > i'm guessing that this happens when you are also logged on and youhave started > a second session, if you look in /etc/security/console.perms you will see a > list pertaining to what permissions device get assigned when someone logs in > and the default perms when you log out, note that all the sound devices will > be owned by the first logged in user and stay that way if someone else logs > on in the meantime, to fix this you can comment out the relevant lines, and > then make your users members of the audio group, also make sure that you > alter the perms of the file to give the audio group rw perms, do this for > other device files that the other user might need access to, although this > works for me to allow my daughter to log on and play music, i would > appreciate if some expert could explain why it is that the references (in my > case) to the device files for my nvidia card don't need to be changed for > another user to log on, how does that work? > > bascule Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
