Re: "activating" changes to /etc/group
Try issuing the command, 'update-passwd' as root. Seems to work for me
for updating group status without logging-in & out.
Barry
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 11:59:20PM -0600, DvB (dvanbalen@jam.rr.com) wrote:
> I decided to take the more elegant approach to getting sound working
> than making /dev/dsp world writeable so I added my user to the audio
> group. This however didn't seem to work.
> I decided to worry about it later and recompiled my kernel with scsi
> support so I could use my CD-R. When I rebooted with the new image,
> sound was working Surely I don't have to reboot in order to make these
> group additions effective :-\ ... what am I missing here?
>
> TIA
>
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