Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound

From	Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound
Date	2016-01-21 12:40 +0100
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On Thu, 21 Jan 2016, Floris wrote:

> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:22:59
> From: Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound
> Resent-Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:23:21 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> 
> Op Sat, 16 Jan 2016 20:06:22 +0100 schreef Gregor Zattler 
> <telegraph@gmx.net>:
>
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> since a few days my normal user, which is in group sound, cannot
>> play sound (aplay works but no sound) while root can.
>> 
>> Any ideas how to debug this?
>> 
>> This is a debian testing system with pulseaudio and mpd running.
>> 
>> /dev$ find |xargs ls -ld|grep audio
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio      14,   4 Jan 16 16:32 ./audio
>> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root             8 Jan 16 16:32 ./char/14:4 -> ../audio
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio      14,   3 Jan 16 16:32 ./dsp
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio      14,   0 Jan 16 16:32 ./mixer
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio      14,  16 Jan 16 16:32 ./mixer1
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,   2 Jan 16 16:32 ./snd/controlC0
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,   6 Jan 16 16:32 ./snd/controlC1
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,   5 Jan 16 16:32 ./snd/hwC0D0
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,  10 Jan 16 16:32 ./snd/hwC1D0
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,   4 Jan 16 19:27 ./snd/pcmC0D0c
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,   3 Jan 16 19:52 ./snd/pcmC0D0p
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,   7 Jan 16 19:52 ./snd/pcmC1D3p
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,   8 Jan 16 19:27 ./snd/pcmC1D7p
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,   9 Jan 16 19:27 ./snd/pcmC1D8p
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,   1 Jan 16 16:32 ./snd/seq
>> crw-rw----+  1 root audio     116,  33 Jan 16 16:32 ./snd/timer
>> 
>> 
>> Ciao, Gregor
>
> Maybe it sounds odd, but does you have sound when you remove yourself
> form the audio group?
>
> In Debian Testing systemd takes care for setting the right rights
> That is why you have a "+" at the end of the permissions.
>
> What is the outcome of:
>
> getfacl /dev/snd/hwC0D0
>
> success,
>
> floris
>
As the user without audio capability please type groups and hit enter.  I 
suspect you will see neither audio or video in that list.  If that's the 
case root will have to do something like:
usermod -a -G audio,video <username> and then reboot the system.  Doing a 
groups command again as the user should show audio and video along with 
whatever else was in that list earlier.  If so, try downloading 
youtube-viewer and run it and search for a youtube video as the user and 
see what happens when you try to play that video.  I think you'll have 
video and audio if the video has audio to play.

  --

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?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> - 2016-01-16 20:10 +0100
  Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-01-18 21:10 +0100
    Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> - 2016-01-18 22:30 +0100
      Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-01-19 04:30 +0100
        Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> - 2016-01-19 12:50 +0100
          Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 13:10 +0100
            Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> - 2016-01-19 18:30 +0100
              Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2016-01-20 07:10 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> - 2016-01-21 17:00 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-01-21 21:50 +0100
  Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-01-21 11:30 +0100
    Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-01-21 12:40 +0100
      Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-01-21 16:10 +0100
    Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> - 2016-01-21 17:00 +0100
      Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-01-21 18:10 +0100
        Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> - 2016-01-21 20:40 +0100
          Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-01-21 21:50 +0100
            Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-01-21 22:00 +0100
            Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> - 2016-01-22 00:10 +0100
              Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-01-22 00:20 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-01-22 10:30 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-01-22 13:50 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-01-22 15:50 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-01-22 17:20 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-01-22 19:40 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-01-22 15:50 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-01-22 15:50 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-01-22 21:00 +0100
                Re: ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-01-22 23:20 +0100
                SOLVED ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> - 2016-01-22 21:50 +0100
                Re: SOLVED ?? user in group audio -- but only root can play sound Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-01-23 04:30 +0100

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