I believe Norberto is referring to the permissions of the audio entries in the /dev directory. As for RealPlayer and Flash, it sounds like you installed them in root's home directory. The solution is to install in a directory anybody can see. If you installed from the RPMs, this wouldn't be a problem.
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:52:04 -0800, Javier Montoya wrote: > > --- Javier Montoya <> wrote: > >> Running yum updates worked to fix my sound on my ibook 600, but only > >> for my root account. I went into the control center and made the audio > >> setting the same via gui and I still get the error SND error. I was > >> also wondering how I could make realplayer and flash installs on my > >> root account to be global on the box and not just for the root user. > >> It makes no sense to have to install the same stuff over and over > >> again on each user account right! > > > > <http://www.hostingmanual.net/other/permissions.shtml> > > Hey Norberto...the link was informative( i already know about file > permissions though) but are you suggesting that I set permissions on the dsp > module or permissions on the realplayer module. I guess the confusion is my > fault for asking two questions at once. At any rate; if I install a flash > plugin...,the plugin is in the ~/.mozilla/plugins/ directory and I don't see > how permissions would help me an any way unless I symlink to it and do a > bunch of other laborious stuff or is that the way it should be done? > > If you were talking about the sound module then that makes more sense to me. > I don't need to be led by the hand the full way but just linking to a file > permissions page offers ambiguous answers. > > > > > > <DIV><FONT size=2> > <P>--- Javier Montoya <> wrote:</P> > <P>> Running yum updates worked to fix my sound on my ibook 600, but only > </P> > <P>> for my root account. I went into the control center and made the > audio </P> > <P>> setting the same via gui and I still get the error SND error. I was > </P> > <P>> also wondering how I could make realplayer and flash installs on my > </P> > <P>> root account to be global on the box and not just for the root user. > </P> > <P>> It makes no sense to have to install the same stuff over and over </P> > <P>> again on each user account right!</P> > <P> </P> > <P><</FONT><A > href="http://www.hostingmanual.net/other/permissions.shtml";><U><FONT > color=#0000ff > size=2>http://www.hostingmanual.net/other/permissions.shtml</U></FONT></A><FONT > size=2>></P> > <P>Hey Norberto...the link was informative( i already know about file > permissions though) but are you suggesting that I set permissions > on the dsp module or permissions on the realplayer module. I guess the > confusion is my fault for asking two questions at once. At any rate; if I > install a flash plugin...,the plugin is in the ~/.mozilla/plugins/ directory > and I don't see how permissions would help me an any way unless I > symlink to it and do a bunch of other laborious stuff or is that the > way it should be done? </P> > <P>If you were talking about the sound module then that makes more sense > to me. I don't need to be led by the hand the full way but just linking to a > file permissions page offers ambiguous answers. </P> > <P></P> > <P></FONT><FONT > size=2> </P></FONT></DIV>_______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
