On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 00:40, Bob Tanner wrote: > On Thursday 20 November 2003 02:57 pm, bradyh at bitstream.net wrote: > > Quoting Callum Lerwick <seg at haxxed.com>: > > > What, you mean like pam_console? See, this is why I like RedHat for the > > > desktop, it comes with pam_console set up to give access to /dev/dsp > > > /dev/cdrom and such to anyone logged in on console. RedHat Just Works > > > out of the box for desktop use. Debian... doesn't. > > > > > > Check out /etc/security/console.perms > > > > Aha! I bet that's why when I hit ctrl-alt-F8 and login as another user and > > then hit ctrl-alt-F7 to get back to my own console my sound stops working. > > Why are going bounce between VCs? > > A home user will never use a VC, they will be in X+KDE/GNOME and once logged > in wouldn't have any sound problems. I often use Gnome on two or more VCs...I'll give you instructions on how it's done if you want. Hint: it involves editing your /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf And this seems like something that could be very handy for home users if it was done right. This way I can let my daughter play TuxRacer without having to worry that she'll interrupt my CVS checkout. In your other email you said: > Now, if you say a normal user should be able to chmod > (however) /dev/dsp, /etc/passwd, etc, I'll fight that > statement to the grave. I was thinking of something that would intelligently rework permissions. Not run roughshod over security. Perhaps it could be based on an internal database...I don't know. Something that does the following: You are trying to access the sound system (/dev/dsp) but are unable because of permissions. Would you like to [] ignore and exit [] ignore and continue without sound [] give yourself temporary access to the sound system [] give yourself permanent access to the sound system by making you a member of the group "Audio" or alternatively: You are trying to access the password file (/etc/password) but are unable because of permissions. Would you like to [] ignore and exit [] supply a root password and correctly answer a couple questions from the RHCE/LPI exam to continue [] view some pr0n instead like a good little script kiddie Brady _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list