It looks to me like the esd file it needs to access or modify cant be touched by user.
Try loggin on and running this as root, or changing the
persmissions on esd.
Wayne
n Sun, 12 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> I decided to upgrade mandrake 6 -> 7 (actually I did a fresh install, not
> upgrade), and Ive got most things working, but mpg123 isnt :( It worked
> finewhen I had mandrake 6. The error I get is:
>
> [quency95@xena remixez]$ mpg123 benefit\ ft\ eminem\ -\ proceed\ with\
> caution\ \(check\ remix\).mp3
> High Performance MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 Audio Player for Layer 1, 2 and 3.
> Version 0.59r (1999/Jun/15). Written and copyrights by Michael Hipp.
> Uses code from various people. See 'README' for more!
> THIS SOFTWARE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: Permission denied
>
> I found out esd is the enlighment sound daemon. Did the mpg123 that came
> with mandrake 6 use esd? If so how. Or if the older mpg123 used
> something different, how do I set this?
>
> -q95-
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Wayne Petherick
Criminology Department
Bond University
