John F. wrote: > settings, because when I try to run something like "tuxracer", I get the > following: > > Error: Could not open /dev/nvidiactl because the permissions > are too resticitive. You need to be in the 'video' group. You probably already went through this with the audio group. > The README file from the driver said to modify > /etc/security/console.perms of /etc/logindevperms, but I can't find > either. How do I change the permissions for these? Thanks No, that is making things too hard. Just add yourself to the video group. You will need to log out and then log back in again to have that take effect. You can tell what groups you are in by the 'id' command. Make sure it looks similar to this. id uid=1000(bob) gid=1000(bob) groups=1000(bob),4(adm),25(floppy),29(audio),40(src),44(video),50(staff) As the primary user on the machine you should add yourself to all of these groups. adduser jfloren adm # browse /var/log/* files adduser jfloren audio # sound adduser jfloren floppy # run mdir, mtools adduser jfloren src # /usr/src adduser jfloren staff # /usr/local, /home adduser jfloren video # tuxracer, svgalib framebuffer One of the reasons these are all restricted is that it was an old security hole to open up /dev/dsp to the world. Any computer with a microphone then because an easy way to easedrop on your boss or anyone else you wanted. And there were the other practical jokes of playing sounds at fun times too. So it is better that only you have the permission to do that rather than just anyone with a login. It avoids the problem in a simple way. Bob
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