Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 08:54:36 -0400 From: Martin Poulin <mpoulin@honk.org> To: "Jan B. Koum " <jkb@best.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CDPlayer only runs as root? Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19980909085436.0090f100@honk.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809081316000.21164-100000@shell6.ba.best.c om> References: <3.0.3.32.19980908084516.0090b470@honk.org>
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Yup, that did the trick. Thanks! M. At 01:16 PM 9/8/98 -0700, you wrote: > > I bet /dev/wcd0a is owner root, group operator? If so, add user >who you want to let run CDPlayer to the group operator in /etc/group :) > >-- Yan > >I don't have the password + Jan Koum >But the path is chainlinked | Spelled Jan, pronounced Yan. There. >So if you've got the time | Web: http://www.best.com/~jkb >Set the tone to sync + OS: http://www.FreeBSD.org > >On Tue, 8 Sep 1998, Martin Poulin wrote: > >>Hello, >> >>I recently installed XCD and CDPlayer on my system. I managed to >>get them working after a few tries (setenv CDPLAYER /dev/wcd0a) >>but neither one of them will function unless I execute them as root. >> >>CDPlayer gives me an error like "/dev/wcd0a: permission denied". (sorry >>I don't know the exact wording - I'm at work now and my system is at home.) >> >>I checked the mailing list archives and couldn't find anything like this. >> >>Any ideas? >> >>Thanks in advance, >> >>Marty. >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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