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  1. RHEL
  2. RHEL-40601

pulseaudio not starting on logon on X11 desktops

    • pulseaudio-15.0-3.el9
    • None
    • Low
    • rhel-sst-display-hardware-multimedia
    • ssg_display
    • 16
    • 2
    • None
    • CentOS Stream
    • None
    • x86_64
    • None

      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 "$@

              wtaymans@redhat.com Wim Odilia Taymans
              john35251john35251 John 35251 (Inactive)
              Wim Odilia Taymans Wim Odilia Taymans
              Tomas Pelka Tomas Pelka
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