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Bug 1886 - permissions on /dev/dsp* and alsa
Summary: permissions on /dev/dsp* and alsa
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Unspecified (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Daniel Robbins (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2002-04-17 17:22 UTC by Vahram Sukyas
Modified: 2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
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Description Vahram Sukyas 2002-04-17 17:22:47 UTC 
Permissions on /dev/dsp* don't allow a regular user to play audio files (regular
users must be able to read and write to /dev/dsp*, or a regular user must belong
to group 'audio')
Comment 1 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-04-17 17:53:05 UTC 
um, not sure what the bug is here...
Comment 2 Vahram Sukyas 2002-04-17 18:01:20 UTC 
I would suggest either changing the perms or making a note in the documentation
that a regular user must also belong in group audio.
Comment 3 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-04-17 19:19:52 UTC 
It is already in the Desktop Configuration Guide--
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/desktop.html  and scroll down to Code Listing #22