How to play audio without being root (via sudo)?

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In order to play audio (espeak or aplay for example) I have to be root (via sudo). How can I do those as just a regular user? Is there a group I must be a member of or do I have to change some permissions somewhere? Thanks.

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 18 '12 at 23:18

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have you tried:

adduser <username> audio

as suggested here, or:

usermod -a -G audio <username>

as suggested here.

answered Nov 18 '12 at 23:18

Katy Montgomerie

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It's good to suggest adduser and addgroup rather than more primitive alternatives. – John Baber-Lucero Dec 05 '12 at 18:43

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '12 at 23:13

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The user has to be in the audio group:

gpasswd -a [user] audio

answered Nov 18 '12 at 23:13

Jivings

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How to play audio without being root (via sudo)?

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