Re: permissions on /dev/dsp /dev/audio
Use the adduser program to add users to the audio group:
# adduser user audio
On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 03:56:00PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 09:46:48PM +0100, Mark Elissen wrote:
> > I've just installed Debian 2.0 after using Slackware for some year of 3.
> > I'm very pleased with the "debian" way, but I have 1 minor problem:
> > Whenever I am using a program that outputs to /dev/audio or /dev/dsp as a
> > non-root user than the soundprogramm stops with the errormessage
> > "permission denied". How can I grant rights to this devices for non-root
> > users?
>
> In /etc/login.defs (i think?) there is an option to give console logins
> the extra groups of audio and disk making it possible for them to use
> those devices.
>
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