On wed, 07 mar 2001, john gennard wrote: > > /dev/sndstat, /dev/audio and /dev/dsp showed as 'crw-rw---- root audio' > which seems to be correct.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root audio 11 sep 11 1999 /dev/audio -> /dev/audio0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 4 sep 11 1999 /dev/audio0 > > a. How do I avoid having user as a member of disk group? > It is undesirable is it not? _Never_ do that. You could damage all your system. Try: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 nov 19 1999 /dev/cdrom -> /dev/hdc and brw-rw---- 2 root cdrom 11, 1 jul 31 2000 /dev/hdc Add user to group cdrom > b. Setuid root I've never understood - is this in any way a > problem and how should I set it if at all? At least for xmcd you should do that. Install suidregister (this is a good idea) and type: suidregister -s xmcd /usr/lib/xmcd/Linux-i686/xmcd root audio 4750 suidregister -s xmcd /usr/lib/xmcd/Linux-i686/cda root audio 4750 Add user to group audio > d. An example /usr/share/xmcd/config/cdrom for an ATAPI > drive would be helpful - does any one know a URL xmcdconfig is straightforward > e. There are at least 8 more cdplayer progams on 2.2 r2 CD's, > I wonder which are found to be best. I don't know which is the best. > > Grateful for any help or pointers - hope there is sufficient brief > detail above to indicate what I've tried so far. > > John. > You're welcome. -- Santiago Fernandez Linux Registered User #164729
