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jack package

cant start jack control

Asked by steve davis

trying to get my USB drum pad working, but cant start jack. got this message-

Your system has an audio group, but you are not a member of it.
Please add yourself to the audio group by executing (as root):
  usermod -a -G audio (null)

anyone know how i do this as i have no clue?
any help appreciated, thanks.
steve

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steve davis (stevedavis01) said : 		#1

fotgot to mention, Im on 10.04 ubuntu

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#2

You can add your user to the audio group, as shown here:
http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Managing_Ubuntu_Linux_Users_and_Groups

see section called "Adding a New Group to an Ubuntu Linux System "

Alternatively, press Ctrl+Alt+T to bring up a terminal (or from applications menu), then paste this command into the terminal:

sudo usermod -a -G audio $USER

you will need to log out then log back in for group changes to take effect.

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