Colin Guthrie wrote: >> So my question is: >> 1) How can I configure different sound cards to be used by different users? The >> envs above look like the correct answer. > > No, I think you're on the wrong track here. > > You should really be looking at udev permissions and ACLs. These are > much lower level than PulseAudio but PA will honour the details given to it. > > Ultimately, in order for a user to be allowed to use a sound card, they > must have r/w permission on the relevant device nodes in /dev/snd/. This > is generally acheived by a bit of software called Console Kit that > "registers" user logins and such like. Only one user at a time can be > "Active" on any given seat. With two seats two users can be active. > All users are in the audio group so r+w permissions are OK. I agree that I need to explore ConsoleKit. Do you have any useful pointers for setting CK ACL's otherwise I'll go read the docs. Thanks, Alexander.
