Re: Recently sound does not play as root

On 21 Mar 2023, at 08:52, Eyal Lebedinsky <fedora(a)eyal.emu.id.au&gt; wrote:  > On 21/03/2023 17.50, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: >> On 3/20/23 21:13, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote: >> On 20/03/2023 17.22, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote: >>> Fedora 36 up-to-date. >>> >>> $ uname -a >>> Linux e4.eyal.emu.id.au 6.1.15-100.fc36.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Mar 3 17:22:46 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >>> >>> I have a script running as root (using sudo) and in it I play a sound >>> paplay /audio/ogg/beginning.ogg >>> and it always worked. >>> >>> Then a few days ago it stopped and I now get an error. Something changed. >>> >>> $ sudo paplay /audio/ogg/beginning.ogg >>> Connection failure: Connection refused >>> pa_context_connect() failed: Connection refused >>> >>> $ sudo ogg123 -q /audio/ogg/beginning.ogg >>> ALSA lib pulse.c:242:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused >>> >>> === Could not load default driver and no driver specified in config file. Exiting. >>> >>> Is there a simple way to allow playing sounds in this context? >>> >>> TIA >> >> Received a few replies that suggest it is not trivial to do so. Some think it is also unwise. >> >> My current solution is to run the affected script as my non-root user and in it run some parts with sudo >> (set up to run without a sudo password to avoid script interruption). >> >> BTW: I did try to use su/sudo back to my user, to run from inside the script (which is running as root) but it still fails. >> > Hi Eyal, > Not what you asked BUT WHEN DOES THAT STOP ME!!! > <maniacal laughter> > If you are already running as root, use "su" to > run your command as a user: > su USER -c "command" > for example: > su eyal -c "ogg123 -q /audio/ogg/beginning.ogg" > Because you are already running as root, you > won't be prompted for USER's password. > You have to use quotes around the command. Use > single quotes if double quotes are used in the command. > -T Tried it and this does not work for me. Does it work for you?

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