Re: esd doesn't play sounds, except for root

[Yo Ric Dude <ericmit ix netcom com>]

Tim Lewis wrote:
> 
> Hello folks,
> I just installed 1.0 and esd works (finally) for all sounds (gnome
> events, enlightenment), but only for the root user.  When I login under
> my normal user account, I get no sounds.  I tried esdplay <wave_file>
> and get nothing.  Seems like some sort of security issue.  I have an
> .esd_auth file in my home directory; is this significant?  Any help
> would be appreciated.
> Tim

The daemon needs to be reset between users: killall -HUP esd

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