On  0, Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How does one get a beep unconditionally from that little speaker be it
> from a batch job or whatever.  Assume I can give a valid $XAUTHORITY.
> 
> I used to do the below, but now:
> $ echo -e \\a > /dev/console 
> bash: /dev/console: Permission denied
> Now only root can make it beep.  Without resorting to root powers,
> what can one do?

echo -e \\a

works for me, both in a shell and a script.

Tom
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