On Wednesday 06 June 2001 09:39 pm, you wrote: > another way to do this.. > > chmod /dev/cdrom (and it's link) and /dev/dsp to 777 > > put the cd in, press play on your favorite cd player. audio cds don't > need to be mounted to play. > > -- > Forrest English > http://truffula.net >
Yeah, but the problem with that is that it's a bad thing to teach a newbie :-) Granted, if he's the only one using his machine, or he doesn't care who can get at his soundcard and cd drive it really doesn't matter, but I think it's a better idea to espouse good habits like being security minded than it is to teach a way out that is really no easier. You can achieve the same effect with the same number of commands (su; adduser username cdrom; adduser username audio) but still keep that small bit of security intact. - David Nusinow [EMAIL PROTECTED]