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Description of problem: In earlier Fedora releases, logging in locally (console / XDM) would grant the logged-in user read/write permissions on /dev/snd/* which would then let volume control utilities like KMix govern the volume of the sound devices. This no longer works in Fedora 11. What do I have to do, which component ought I investigate, to cleanly restore this functionality? At the moment I am forced to manually chown the files every time I log on. This is obviously suboptimal. How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Log on 2. Observe how kmix no longer works 3. Observe how Skype no longer works without a chown on the /dev/snd files Actual results: It should work. Expected results: It doesn't.
SELinux is disabled, by the way.
relevant console.perms.d file. sound devices are not there. # device classes -- these are shell-style globs <pilot>=/dev/pilot <scanner>=/dev/scanner* /dev/usb/scanner* <rio500>=/dev/usb/rio500 <fb>=/dev/fb /dev/fb[0-9]* \ /dev/fb/* <kbd>=/dev/kbd <joystick>=/dev/js[0-9]* <gpm>=/dev/gpmctl <dri>=/dev/nvidia* /dev/3dfx* /dev/dri/card* <mainboard>=/dev/apm_bios <pmu>=/dev/pmu <bluetooth>=/dev/rfcomm* <irda>=/dev/ircomm* <dvb>=/dev/dvb/adapter*/* # permission definitions <console> 0600 <pilot> 0660 root.uucp <console> 0660 <scanner> 0660 root.lp <console> 0600 <fb> 0600 root <console> 0600 <kbd> 0600 root <console> 0600 <joystick> 0600 root <console> 0700 <gpm> 0700 root <console> 0600 <mainboard> 0600 root <console> 0600 <rio500> 0600 root <console> 0600 <pmu> 0600 root <console> 0600 <bluetooth> 0600 root <console> 0600 <irda> 0600 root <console> 0600 <dvb> 0600 root <xconsole> 0600 /dev/console 0600 root.root <console> 0600 <dri> 0600 root
relevant ck-list-sessions output /home/rudd-o@karen.dragonfear Ω: ck-list-sessions Session2: unix-user = '0' realname = 'root' seat = 'Seat1' session-type = '' active = FALSE x11-display = '' x11-display-device = '' display-device = '/dev/tty2' remote-host-name = '' is-local = TRUE on-since = '2009-08-28T06:46:52.314370Z' login-session-id = '2' idle-since-hint = '2009-08-28T06:47:46.003520Z' Session3: unix-user = '501' realname = 'Manuel Amador (Rudd-O),,,' seat = 'Seat1' session-type = '' active = TRUE x11-display = ':0' x11-display-device = '/dev/tty1' display-device = '' remote-host-name = '' is-local = TRUE on-since = '2009-08-28T06:47:28.712416Z' login-session-id = '4294967295'
Have you tried with the latest hal package in Fedora 11 or tried Rawhide? In either case, can you let us know whether the issue is still happening, and give the current version of the HAL packages you're using? -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers
problem seems to be fixed. what changed?
I suspect this was actually a pulse audio issue that got fixed with one of the newer updates, however this is only my opinion. Now since it appears to be working based on the information you provided in comment 5, I will be closing this bug. Should you experience symptoms of a similar nature in the future please file a new bug against the applicable component. -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers