Use the adduser program to add users to the audio group: # adduser user audio
On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 03:56:00PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 09:46:48PM +0100, Mark Elissen wrote: > > I've just installed Debian 2.0 after using Slackware for some year of 3. > > I'm very pleased with the "debian" way, but I have 1 minor problem: > > Whenever I am using a program that outputs to /dev/audio or /dev/dsp as a > > non-root user than the soundprogramm stops with the errormessage > > "permission denied". How can I grant rights to this devices for non-root > > users? > > In /etc/login.defs (i think?) there is an option to give console logins > the extra groups of audio and disk making it possible for them to use > those devices. > > -- > ----- -- - -------- --------- ---- ------- ----- - - --- -------- > Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux > UnixGroup Admin - Jordan Systems Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------ -- ----- - - ------- ------- -- The Choice of the GNU Generation > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Jim Foltz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
