On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 20:39, Michael Havens wrote: > This is like so bizarre! It still does not work when when my non-root user is > logging in but I just started an IM thing that I know makes noise in M$ and > it is making noise in Mozilla. ---- startup sounds are a function of your desktop manager configuration and on Red Hat, it is standard for it to be turned off for non-root user. Find your way around the settings for Gnome/KDE or whatever you are using and you can have it greet you with sound on startup if that's what floats your boat. Craig