On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Michael Stone wrote: >Quoting Richard E. Hawkins Esq. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> the permissions on /dev/dsp may not be right. try >[snip] >> should be >> >> 0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 14, 3 Sep 18 19:11 /dev/dsp > >Umm, no, they should be 660 root.audio. On a single user system, it >might not matter (much), but that doesn't mean 666 is anything but the >sign of the beast. >
just to give one example why world read-write on the audio devices is a Bad Thing - suppose someone were to remotely access your machine over the internet or even from another office and start reading your audio device? well if you have a microphone hooked up they can eavesdrop onto everything thats happening around your PC with you none the wiser. be careful with permissions! - dave -- | oOOooO / --| oOobodoO / [EMAIL PROTECTED] --| ooOoOo / | II / "Rocky Road," croaked the toad. | II /
