Re: pulseaudio, derivative problems
On 8/10/16, Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wed 10 Aug 2016 at 07:48:22 -0600, Levi Darrell wrote:
>
>> > It is not necessary for a user to be in the audio group these days.
>> >
>> > ls -l /dev/snd/*
>> >
>> > shows all files have permissions crw-rw----+. The "+" sign indicates an
>> > ACL (Access Control List). Then (as the user)
>> >
>> > getfacl /dev/snd/*
>> >
>> > will show whether the user is on the List.
>> >
>> > It looks like my user has rw permissions for all those that are in the
>> audio group.
>
> Your user has rw permissions to use sound devices. This is granted in
> /lib/udev/rules.d/70-uaccess.rules. Being in the audio group is neither
> here nor there.
I've posted this before but will share again for the benefit of any
new newcomers...
>From Debian's own wiki:
https://wiki.debian.org/SystemGroups
Based on that wiki page, group "audio" is about granting access to
'audio devices" e.g. soundcards and microphones. Makes it sound like
it's hardware centric, yes, no? :)
PS I appreciate that coming back up because I keep forgetting that
potentially helpful little tidbit for my own setup. Audio group =
microphone might finally work.. Check! :)
Cindy :)
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Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
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