On 3/21/23 01:04, Eyal Lebedinsky 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?
Something is funny going on. It does work for me:
$ su
Password:
[root@rn6 Misc]# whoami
root
[root@rn6 Misc]# su todd -c "ogg123 -q Wagner\ al\ piano\ _\ Stefan\
Mickisch-EpeMHyL-Gio.ogg"
[root@rn6 Misc]#