I do three particular sounds: 1.) I put the following at the end of my /etc/rc.local: play /boot/boot.wav Of course, /boot/boot.wav must exists--but can be overwritten by a new sound any time I get tired of the old one. This lets me know my system has finished booting. It isn't much use beyond that, as it's only played once; 2.) In my $HOME/.bash_profile, I put: play /boot/login.wav Same story as above. This confirms a login even completing--fairly useful in a noisy environment like an airplane or a meeting room; 3.) In my $HOME/.bash_logout play /boot/logout.wav Ditto to the above. Of course, these could be mpg or ogg, and the files have to be created. Also, you could clearly point somewhere else. This is just what I do. To me, there's a bit more character to a sound file than a Ctrl-G. On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > Can anybody refresh my memory as to how to set up my system so that there > will be an auditory beep at the login prompt. My system was once set up > that way, and I had written down how it was done but lost it when I > re-installed a few months ago. I want to do this on the computer of > friends who are newbies. > Thanks. > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org