On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:25:44 -0500 Lorenzo Prince <lorenzo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, > > I am having a real problem with /dev/dsp. I first tried creating a > group called sound, adding all my local users to this group and chgrp > sound /dev/dsp. This works in theory and in ls, but the first user > who logged in is still the only one who can play sound. I then just > decided to change the permissions to 777 > in/etc/security/console.perms. The line now looks like this: > > <console> 0777 <sound> 0777 root > > But when I log out and back in, > > ls -l /dev/dsp > crwxrwx--- 1 lorenzo sound 14, 3 Jan 30 2003 /dev/dsp > > And when I reboot, the group reverts to root and the permissions stay > the same. > > What did I miss? > I think that line should be <console> 0777 <sound> 0777 root.sound or better <console> 0660 <sound> 0660 root.sound This will leave the device in group sound when no-one is logged in on the console. Chris
