Re[2]: [expert] problem running sound as non-root user?

2001-04-04 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
At 08:42 AM 4/4/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Dan Swartzendruber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, David E.Fox wrote: > > > > > On Monday 02 April 2001 17:06, you wrote: > > > You could circumvent the issue and just chmod 666 your audio > > > device files (/dev/audio, /dev/sequencer, /d

Re[2]: [expert] problem running sound as non-root user?

2001-04-04 Thread Rusty Carruth
Dan Swartzendruber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, David E.Fox wrote: > > > On Monday 02 April 2001 17:06, you wrote: > > You could circumvent the issue and just chmod 666 your audio > > device files (/dev/audio, /dev/sequencer, /dev/dsp etc.) if you don't > > expect someone teln

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

2001-04-02 Thread David Rankin
Dan Swartzendruber wrote: > > > bizarre. i didn't change anything and now it works :( Dan, I sympathize! I have had several similar experiences. I no longer continually ask "why ask why" out of curiosity sake. Simply take comfort in knowing the Linux Gods have smiled on your problem...at least

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

2001-04-02 Thread b5dave
On 03-Apr-2001 David E.Fox wrote: > I'm surprised no one has mentioned the permissions on the > audio devices themselves. What, for instance, are the permissions > on /dev/dsp? If it's set to (for example) -rw-- root audio then no > wonder you can't use the device as a non-root user. > > Yo

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

2001-04-02 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, David E.Fox wrote: > On Monday 02 April 2001 17:06, you wrote: > > At 09:41 AM 4/2/01 -0700, Stephen Lawrence Jr. wrote: > > >The proper solution to this problem is to add your USERNAME to the AUDIO > > >group. Don't change perms. > > I'm surprised no one has mentioned the pe

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

2001-04-02 Thread David E . Fox
On Monday 02 April 2001 17:06, you wrote: > At 09:41 AM 4/2/01 -0700, Stephen Lawrence Jr. wrote: > >The proper solution to this problem is to add your USERNAME to the AUDIO > >group. Don't change perms. I'm surprised no one has mentioned the permissions on the audio devices themselves. What, fo

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

2001-04-02 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
At 09:41 AM 4/2/01 -0700, Stephen Lawrence Jr. wrote: The proper solution to this problem is to add your USERNAME to the AUDIO group. Don't change perms. didn't help :(

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

2001-04-02 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN
12:41 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [expert] problem running sound as non-root user?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 understa

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

2001-04-02 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
At 09:41 AM 4/2/2001 -0700, Stephen Lawrence Jr. wrote: >The proper solution to this problem is to add your USERNAME to the AUDIO >group. Don't change perms. ah, i'll give it a try, thanks. dunno why it doesn't work some installs and not others. oh well...

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

2001-04-02 Thread Stephen Lawrence Jr.
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?

2001-04-02 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
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 run

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

2001-04-02 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN
For mpg123 I made mine 777 since it is only an audio player 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 use

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

2001-04-02 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
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?

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

2001-04-02 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN
il 01, 2001 7:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] problem running sound as non-root user? On Sun, Apr 01, 2001 at 06:56:54PM -0400, Dan Swartzendruber wrote: > > this is driving me nuts. for reasons not relevant here, i have done > a reinstall of 7.2 4 times in the last 24 h

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

2001-04-01 Thread Larry Sword
Dan Swartzendruber wrote: > At 08:22 AM 4/2/01 +0900, Chris Spackman wrote: > >On Sun, Apr 01, 2001 at 06:56:54PM -0400, Dan Swartzendruber wrote: > > > > > > this is driving me nuts. for reasons not relevant here, i have done > > > a reinstall of 7.2 4 times in the last 24 hours. some of the t

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

2001-04-01 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
At 08:22 AM 4/2/01 +0900, Chris Spackman wrote: >On Sun, Apr 01, 2001 at 06:56:54PM -0400, Dan Swartzendruber wrote: > > > > this is driving me nuts. for reasons not relevant here, i have done > > a reinstall of 7.2 4 times in the last 24 hours. some of the time, > > as a non-root user, i can pl

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

2001-04-01 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Chris Spackman wrote: > On Sun, Apr 01, 2001 at 06:56:54PM -0400, Dan Swartzendruber wrote: > > > > this is driving me nuts. for reasons not relevant here, i have done > > a reinstall of 7.2 4 times in the last 24 hours. some of the time, > > as a non-root user, i can play

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

2001-04-01 Thread Chris Spackman
On Sun, Apr 01, 2001 at 06:56:54PM -0400, Dan Swartzendruber wrote: > > this is driving me nuts. for reasons not relevant here, i have done > a reinstall of 7.2 4 times in the last 24 hours. some of the time, > as a non-root user, i can play mp3's. the rest of the time (using > the mpg123 prog

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

2001-04-01 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
this is driving me nuts. for reasons not relevant here, i have done a reinstall of 7.2 4 times in the last 24 hours. some of the time, as a non-root user, i can play mp3's. the rest of the time (using the mpg123 program), i get a "permission denied" error. not aware of having done anything so