Accessing audio as root

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On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:52 AM, Lennart Poettering
<lennart at poettering.net> wrote:
> I don't see why anyone would want to have audio when changing to root
> for admin purposes. Playing music certainly does not fall under "admin
> purposes".

Ever consider what happens when a blind user switches to root, and his
sound card stop speaking?  This is no hypothetical situation, like
someone trying to spy on me through Alsa by taking over my mike.

Bill



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