[plug] Multimedia users

[Jon Miller]

In fstab what is the setting for the /dev/[multimedia devices], mostly
interested in the 4th field.  Is it set to user?

Jon

On Sun, 2003-06-15 at 18:47, John Clayton wrote:
> Hi pluggers,
> 
> Just a little problem I have been having that I was hoping that someone 
> could help me with.
> When a normal user loggs on a whole bunch of /dev/[multimedia devices] get 
> there owner changed from root to the user that logged in while leaving the 
> group as root. Different users subsequently logging in does not change this. 
> But when the first user logs out  the /dev/ entries go back to normal until 
> another user subsequently logs in. I think this is a locking mechanism to 
> make sure that only one user at a time has access to multimedia devices.
> What I would like to know is if there is a way to change which user gets 
> control of these devices without having to log off/on in the necessary 
> sequence.  Or in other words how can root change on the fly which user gets 
> control of these devices independant of their logon order.
> This has been a problem as only the user who has control of these devices in 
> /dev/ or root can play music as far as I can see, all others get a
> 
> audio: Permission denied
> 
> message.
> 
> I got RH9
> 
> 
> Hoping someone can help.
> 
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