[NBLUG/talk] Permissions problem with audio device

Emil Johansen shaqemil at sonic.net
Mon Dec 20 12:21:29 PST 2004


I don't know if you already got this to work, but all I remember having to  
do is add the user to the group audio. Debian testing, kernel-image-2.6.8

Hope that helps,
Emil

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:34:40 -0800, Lincoln Peters <sampln at sbcglobal.net>  
wrote:

> I have a box running Debian/testing and kernel 2.6.2 that has a Sound
> Blaster Live! sound card and uses the ALSA sound system.  It produces
> very nice sound, but unless I'm logged in a root, I get a "Permission
> denied" error whenever I try to play anything.
>
> What do I need to do to allow normal users to use the sound hardware?
>
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