Re: [PLUG] sound card troubles

[LeRoy Cressy <leroy@lrcressy.com>]

"Jarvis, John" wrote:
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See if you get sound as root, if so you may want to check the
permissions on the sound devices in the /dev directory. (/dev/mixer,
/dev/dsp

This is a dasngerous and hazardous method of granting permissions.  The
safer method would be by editing the /etc/group file and adding specific
users certain privelages to specific groups.

audio:x:29:leroy,rita

The above line stipulates that both leroy and rita hae permissions to
the audio group while all others are locked out.  By making permission
changes at the /dev level means that you are setting up a system that
invites a script kiddie to reek havoc with your system.  The devices
belong to various groups so that you can allow specific users access to
specific parts of the system.  

crw-rw----    1 root     audio     14,   4 Apr 21  2000 /dev/audio
crw-rw----    1 root     audio     14,   3 Apr 21  2000 /dev/dsp
crw-rw----    1 root     audio     35,   0 Apr 21  2000 /dev/midi0
crw-rw----    1 root     audio     14,   0 Apr 21  2000 /dev/mixer

and there are some others but adding users to a group allows you control
instead of going through the /dev directory and changing permissions by
hand.
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