The command to add a user to a group is: useradd -G
groupname[,groupname...] username
For example: useradd -G audio,pulsaudio bob
Useradd creates a new user account. Usermod modifies an existing account.
sudo usermod -a -G audio <UserName>
Make sure you use the -a to append the new group to your existing groups or it will wipe out your existing groups.
On 8/17/22 10:21, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> the user that's doing this would need to be added to the audio group and
> maybe the pulseaudio group if that group exists. The groupadd command can
> do that for the user but groupadd has to be used by root to get that done.
> Before doing any of that, a user can find what groups they're already in
> by typing the groups command and a list should appear showing the groups.
> Man groupadd can show how to use that command when it's time.
>
>
> Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> .
>
> On Wed, 17 Aug 2022, mick.crane wrote:
>
>> hello,
>> Please take into account I don't know what I'm doing generally and know
>> nothing about audio.
>> Several years ago somebody asked me to edit a radio broadcast to separate out
>> a few seconds.
>> It took a couple of minutes to install Audacity, figure out the GUI thing and
>> save the bits of audio.
>> I'm wanting now to edit .wav files.
>> Can't find Audacity in the repository for Bookworm.
>> There is Ardour6.
>> It's a bit complex.
>> By selecting PulseAudio as the wotsit it seemed to be working but I try again
>> and there is no sound output to hear.
>> There is message like " don't have permission to access".
>> Is there some numpty explanation of how this is supposed to work ?
>> Do these things PulseAudio, Alsa, Jack provide a stream on some bus or
>> something and the Ardour6 programme edits bits out as it goes by ?
>> If it's a physical piece of tape you can imagine you can cut it with a pair of
>> scissors and cellotape bits together but I've no idea how it's working with a
>> PC.
>> resource of simplified explanation appreciated.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> mick
>>
>>
>>