From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 13 15:06:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BD4A1065670 for ; Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:06:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D87158FC17 for ; Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:06:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LBW4g-0006TZ-TW for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:06:35 +0000 Received: from pool-138-88-90-120.res.east.verizon.net ([138.88.90.120]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:06:34 +0000 Received: from nightrecon by pool-138-88-90-120.res.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:06:34 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Michael Powell Followup-To: gmane.os.freebsd.questions Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:06:18 -0500 Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: <4943B14C.2050807@webvolution.net> <4ad871310812130627w4e093f42te02d88f0c4b10364@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-138-88-90-120.res.east.verizon.net Sender: news Subject: Re: skype X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: nightrecon@verizon.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:06:40 -0000 Glen Barber wrote: > On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Daniel Leal > wrote: >> Hi ! >> >> Is there a problem if I use skype as root? >> like sudo skype. >> Because, if not i will get no sound! >> > > You should never run any network-connected software as root, as it is > a huge security hole. Fix your permissions for your sound. > For this read man devfs.conf. There are some examples available. -Mike