Please include the program's output and the result of: ls -al on the /dev device that /dev/cdrom is linked to. On 12-Nov-98 Vincent Murphy wrote: > i can't use xplaycd or any other cd playing program as a normal user. > the message i get from xplaycd is that permission is denied to use > /dev/cdrom. > i can make the program work using sudo though. > any way i can fix this? > i will supply diagnostics if someone shows me how to get them.