Gerhard Magnus wrote: > My computers are running FC6 and gnome. One of them, A, is connected to > the stereo. Everything works fine on A but I want to control the sound > remotely, from B. So, while logged on to B, I ssh to A and start up > xmms. I get the message: > > "Couldn't open audio (on A). Please check that your soundcard is > configured properly, you have the correct output plugin selected, no > other program is blocking the soundcard." > > I get this error only if no one has already logged on to A directly, > without having gone through ssh. If someone is logged on to A (at A) > and then I ssh from B to A and start xmms, it plays normally. > > Why is this and is there some workaround? Thanks for the help! > > Jerry > What you are running into is a permission problem caused by the way console.perms works. When a user logs into the console, (local login) they are given "ownership" of a bunch of non-sharable devices. When they log out, the "ownership" goes back to the default user - root in most cases. Logging in over ssh in not a console login, so permissions are not changed. If you want to see the default setup, take a look at /etc/security/console.perms and the files in /etc/security/console.perms.d. You can also look at the console.perms man page. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
