Re: [SLE] Sound for Users in 7.1

On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Harry Reinert wrote:

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If I try to run aplay with a .wav file as a user, this is the response I get:

Aplay: version 0.5.10 by Jaroslav Kysela Error: unable to obtain longname: Permission denied

Any suggestions on what I need to do to get this back in working order?

I can't seem to find it in the book right now, but when I was trying to get alsasound working on my system (I gave up for now...), I believe I saw a note that the user had to be a member of a special 'audio' or 'sound' group, in order to have access to the audio devices. Check /etc/groups and the permissions on your device files for

there is an article on that at http://portal.suse.com On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:26:38 -0500 (EST) Rick Green wrote: likely clues...

-- Rick Green

"I have the heart of a little child, and

the brain of a genius.

... and I keep them in a jar under my bed"

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