On Thu, May 22, 2003 at 06:39:13PM -0500, Joel Konkle-Parker wrote: > I'm trying to use XMMS to play cds, and GNOME's Mixer applet to control > volume. These try to access /dev/cdrom and /dev/mixer, respectively. > > Here's the original lines in /dev: > As root, I did: [adduser] > Neither of these fixed the problem, though. Only when I did: [chmod] > > did XMMS and the Mixer applet work correctly. Why didn't adduser work as > it was supposed to? Is this the 'correct' way of letting normal users > access the cdrom and mixer? Generally it is better to use adduser. Did you logout and log back in after the adduser? -- Seneca seneca-cunningham@rogers.com
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