Subject: Re: Only root can run xmms ???
To: Gan Uesli Starling <alias@starling.us>
From: Berndt Josef Wulf <wulf@ping.net.au>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/07/2006 12:31:25
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On Tuesday 07 February 2006 10:43, Gan Uesli Starling wrote:
> This happens when not sudo or root...
>
> baal: {4} xmms /ram/typing_drills.ogg &
> [1] 13050
> baal: {5}
> ** CRITICAL **: setup_ctrlsocket(): Failed to assign
> /var/tmp/xmms_aplonis.0 to a socket (Error: Permission denied)
>
> [1]    Done                   xmms /ram/typing_drills.ogg
>
> ...why might that be?

Works fine under user account here. Did you check that the sticky bit=20
for /var/tmp is set? To me it looks like a permission problem in /var/tmp.

cheerio Berndt

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