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--- wiki:cadence_introduction [2013/10/22 15:20] – [System Status] danboid
+++ wiki:cadence_introduction [2013/10/22 15:30] – [System Checks] danboid
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 =====System Checks=====
-Current kernel is a verification that you're running a realtime or lowlatency kernel. This check will be ticked already if you installed from the KXStudio ISO as it includes a low latency kernel. The other check verifies that your user is included in the audio group. Being a member of the audio group is required for your user to run JACK in realtime mode for optimal performance. You can add your user to the audio group by running:
+Current kernel is a verification that you're running a realtime or lowlatency kernel. This check will be ticked already if you installed from the KXStudio ISO as it includes a low latency kernel. The other check verifies that your user is included in the audio group. Being a member of the audio group is required for your user to run JACK in realtime mode for optimal performance and is also required to access FireWire devices.
+The user created during installation of KXStudio 12.04.3 is automatically added into the audio and video groups but newly created users will not be part of these groups. You can add a user to the audio group by running:
   sudo adduser <username> audio
-Replace <username> with your KXStudio user name when you run that command in a terminal. You will then need to log out and back in or reboot before your user will be recognised as being in the audio group.
+Replace <username> with a KXStudio user name when you run that command in a terminal. You will then need to log out and back in or reboot before the user will be recognised as being in the audio group. Alternately, you can manage users and groups using the graphical kuser tool which is included with 12.04.3.
 =====JACK Status=====