What were you trying to do that didn't work?

Start a desktop and listen to a video

Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:

pulseaudio-module-x11-15.0-2.el9.x86_64.rpm

How reproducible:

Easy

Steps to reproduce

1. Ensure pulseaudio is the default sound server.
2. Install an X desktop and pulseaudio-module-X11 and pavucontrol.
3. Logon to desktop.
4. Try pavucontrol an d notice no running pulseaudio.

Expected results

pulseaudio running and audio heard

Actual results

no pulseaudio running.

Bug is in pulseaudio-module-X11 package. /usr/bin/start-pulseaudio-X11 and /etc/Xwayland-session.d/00-pulseaudio-x11 have the same bug in the package.

Line 21 is:

/usr/bin/pactl info > /dev/null 2>&1 || --start "$@"

it should be:

/usr/bin/pactl info > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start "$@