* Andrew Gronosky ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001228 20:53]: > > I noticed that some important device files- for example, /dev/dsp and > /dev/lp0 - are owned by root, belong to special groups (audio and lp, > respectively), and most importantly are *not* world-writeable. > > Is there an important reason for this, and would it be a mistake to > chmod the device files so processes running under an ordinary userid can > write to /dev/audio and /dev/lp0? It seems there may be something I'm > missing here... I want the devices to work with Debian software and with > third-party software such as Loki games and StarOffice. :)
Add yourself to the groups that those devices belong to. For instance, as you mention, /dev/dsp has root.audio ownership. Add yourself to the "audio" group. Here's what "id" says about me: ~> id uid=1000(hall) gid=1000(hall) groups=1000(hall),24(cdrom),29(audio) Regards Hall
