On Sunday 26 February 2006 15:02, Don Bedsole wrote: > Hi Anne, > See if this helps. It was posted a while back. Hi, Don. > //////////////////////////////////////quote//////////////////////////////// >////////////////// Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:32:53 +0000 > From: James Wilkinson <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: chmod > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <20060209083253.GA4043@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > gary wrote: > > In a attempt to get audacity running again (now I get i/o errors > > in user mode) I decided change permissions on /dev/dsp from 600 > > to 660 to see what effect that would have on my audacity problem. > > Each time I leave root, /dev/dsp reverts back to 600. > > > > Why can't I change permissions on /dev/dsp? > > How are you becoming root? Are you logging in, or using su - from a > terminal? > > I suspect you're logging in. This is generally considered a Bad Idea, > because mistakes made while root are potentially more serious (they can > do more damage), so it makes sense to limit the time spent as root. > It depends on what I'm doing, but sometimes I do it from kdesu konqueror and sometimes from a root terminal (kde root terminal equates to su -). I never log in as root. Thanks for thinking of it, though. Anne
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