Re: Sound as an ordinary user - how?
On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Viktor Lakics wrote:
>Hi Debianers,
>
>I cannot play any sound files as an ordinary user, while as root
>everything works fine (MP3, wav, whatever).
>
>I got the message :
>
>** WARNING **: oss_open(): Failed to open audio device (/dev/dsp):
>Permission denied
>
>Do I have to be a member of some special group (like dialup users)
>to be able to play sound in debian? If not, how could I set up the
>permissions for ordinary users for sound?
Yes, group audio.
>Thanks in advance. Viktor
>
>
>
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