I realize that having the /udev directory is neither a sufficient nor a necessary condition for having udev installed and running. Rather, I was looking for easys tests to perform which
would indicate whether or not the udev package is likely to be installed.
# groups ME
wheel users
# usermod -G wheel,users,optical,video,audio ME
groups <username> lists the assigned groups, so you can list them in usermod...
also, I stuck with the same scheme and added a video group...
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as root. Then try gpasswd -a username audio once more as root. Hopefully, this will solve your problems.
Since you most likely have udev, I would recommend looking at the udev wiki. At the very least, this might be a good resource if you have similar troubles in the future. And by similar troubles I mean something like only root can use cdrom/dvd drives.
Drew
Knowledge Brings Fear
i got this
unknown group: audio
does this mean i dont have udev?
]]>The first assumes you are using udev instead of devfs, and the third explains how to get udev properly installed. If you have udev, then you should have the directory /etc/udev.
Since you just upgraded, I assume you have the groups audio and optical. In the second link, there are sections entitled "Setup Permissions for *". You should not need to run the first command, since you should already have the audio group. Modify the command in the second step to the following, replacing "your_user_name" with the user name you want to be able to have audio functionality.
gpasswd -a your_user_name audio
In the third step, replace all occurances of "sound" with "audio". The fourth step in this section is fine.
Hope this helps.
Drew
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Knowledge Brings Fear
perhaps some of your answers are in the announcement that judd made the other day
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