mchristoph.eckert@xxxxxxxxxxx (Christoph Eckert) writes: >> JACK does (recently and still only in CVS) support running >> multiple concurrent servers. Each runs as a single user >> and connects to a single card. So, multiple users could >> each have their own card, or one user could use several >> devices. > > But I could not start two sessions for two different users and > both having sound support on the same card? OK, thanks, I > understood. You got it. >> One-at-a-time sequential use of a single card by multiple >> users works better now. There were formerly a number of >> problems with it. > > Perhaps, some day, jack will be able to run as root and allow > different users with priviledges to do so to make connections > to it :) . Not in anything like its current shared memory implementation. > AFAIR I have heard the users always work as root. I really do > not want to support this design. Neither do I. :-) JACK maintenance is hard enough without also attempting to be a "trusted program" (i.e. inside the system security perimeter). -- joq
