Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-12 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.09.12.1412 +0200]: > > what does this do? add the user to the group audio? > > no! > > Yes, actually. Assuming you spell "audio" correctly. > > adduser --help woops. sorry for claiming to know something. -- martin; (greetings f

Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-12 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 01:36:08PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.09.12.1332 +0200]: > > The user must be a member of audio group > > # adduser your_username audo > > what does this do? add the user to the group audio? > no! Yes, actually. Assuming yo

Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-12 Thread Pierre Dupuis
Well ! U will joking me but the explanation for my xmms problem was that the files was only readable by root !!! Sorry to disturb u, it was very instructive :))) Pierre Dupuis [EMAIL PROTECTED] DEFFONTAINES Vincent wrote: >># ls -la /dev/dsp >>crw-rw-rw-1 root audio 14,

Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-12 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.09.12.1332 +0200]: > The user must be a member of audio group > # adduser your_username audo what does this do? add the user to the group audio? no! just edit /etc/group and put the username behind the colon on the line of the group audio. > and check

RE: user not root cause problem

2002-09-12 Thread DEFFONTAINES Vincent
> # ls -la /dev/dsp > crw-rw-rw-1 root audio 14, 3 Nov 4 2001 /dev/dsp > (this is how mine look like) /dev/dsp should be : crw-rw 1 root audio ... If all users have read/write access, there is no need for an audio group! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-12 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On 12 Sep 2002 00:20:43 -0400 Scott Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also if xmms is the only program having a problem, then you should make > sure xmms has write access to the directory where the mp3's are... in my > experience xmms needs this for some reason. I dont really know why > though.

Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-12 Thread ernst
Hi The user must be a member of audio group # adduser your_username audo and check the permision on dsp # ls -la /dev/dsp crw-rw-rw-1 root audio 14, 3 Nov 4 2001 /dev/dsp (this is how mine look like) /ernst On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Pierre Dupuis wrote: > Good evening everyone :)

Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-11 Thread Scott Henson
On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 23:44, D. Nathan Cookson wrote: > As for the other part it is likely that /dev/dsp is owned and accessible > only by root. I believe that it need chmod a+w in order for it to work for > other users. > Also if xmms is the only program having a problem, then you should make

Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-11 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 23:44, D. Nathan Cookson wrote: > As for the other part it is likely that /dev/dsp is owned and accessible > only by root. I believe that it need chmod a+w in order for it to work for > other users. > > D. Nathan Cookson > > p.s. sorry for the windows email client but I am

Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-11 Thread D. Nathan Cookson
stern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Pierre Dupuis'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 4:17 PM Subject: RE: user not root cause problem > Pierre, > > NEVER log on as root unless you have to perform system mainten

RE: user not root cause problem

2002-09-11 Thread David Pastern
Pierre, NEVER log on as root unless you have to perform system maintenance. It's a major security issue, that's why that IRC server would not let you join. I find it best to logon as a normal user, and if I have to do some maintenance that requires root access, then open up a terminal and su to

Re: user not root cause problem

2002-09-11 Thread Jason Wojciechowski
Hello Pierre, On Sep 11, Pierre Dupuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | But my xmms (i know it's a little problem) don't want to play | mp3...So i have use the kde user manager to give the user all group | access (audio too) but it does not work properly, and my speakers | are so mute... Please