[ale] Permissions on /dev/dsp?

[Ryan Neily]

I have a RedHat 8.0 box that also has a cheapo sound card installed in it.  
I am trying to allow my "users" to be able to play sounds through the 
/dev/dsp device, however every couple of days, the permissions on the 
/dev/dsp device are changed so that only root has access.

I have a feeling this has something to do with the sound module 
"auto-cleaning" and removing itself from memory when the sound card is not 
used.  When sound is played, the module is then reloaded, and the 
permissions are set so that only root can access the /dev/dsp device.

Is there a simple "clean" workaround for this?  I'm currently chroning a 
job nightly to change the permisions back, but how ugly is that?

-- 
Ryan Neily
ryan at neily.net

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