I have never changed any of the speakupconf options. I call speakupconf from my normal user .bash_profile, and from nowhere else, and it always works. When I run it manually, either from that user or another normal user, or from root, it always works. Sure sounds like something funny is going on. On Fri, 26 Dec 2014, Steve Holmes wrote: > Hum, I wonder what the issue could be then. I'm also using a fully > updated arch box right now. What happens when I first boot the system > and login to a normal user account, I run speakupconf and no speakup > parameters change. When I login as root, speakupconf works fine. When > I try and update any speakup parms manually from normal user, that's > when I get a "permission denied" error. I don't need to change any > options on speakupconf, do I? > > Oh, and when I mean update speakup parms, I mean echoing an > appropriate value into the /sys/accessibility/speakup/* logical files. > > On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 03:17:23AM -0500, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > > Steve, > > > > I am using kernel 3.17.6-1-arch, and do not have that difficulty. Normal > > users can use speakupconf without difficulty on this system. > > > > HTH, and Merry Christmas, > > > > Chuck > > > > On Wed, 24 Dec 2014, Steve Holmes wrote: > > > > > > > > Anyone else experiencing a problem where you can't use speakupconf as a > > > normal user? After a recent kernel update, I find that I keep getting > > > permission errors when I use a normal user to set speakup settings from > > > speakupconf. If I do it from root, the script works fine. I used to be > > > able to do this from regular users but now now. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > On 12/21/14 02:06, Rob Hudson wrote: > > > > Use the speakupconf script. > > > > It comes as part of the speakup sources, under the tools directory. Copy > > > > it to a location in your path, then set up speakup the way you like it. > > > > When you run speakupconf save as root, a directory called /etc/speakup > > > > is created. When you run it as a regular user, you get a directory > > > > called .speakup under your home directory. > > > > Once you have the settings saved, you can then load them again with > > > > speakupconf load. You can put that command in your .bashrc file so you > > > > get all your settings back upon login. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <BearSFO@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 12:31 AM > > > > Subject: how to make settings 'stick' > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Hi there - > > > >> > > > >> Every time when I reboot my system I have to go and adjust the Speakup > > > >> settings like speech speed and volume and things like that, is there a > > > >> way to make these settings 'stick' so it will not be resetted at reboot? > > > >> > > > >> thanks. > > > >> > > > >> --David > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Speakup mailing list > > > >> Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > -- > > > > Scent from my ShoePhone > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Scent from my ShoePhone _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
