[CentOS] How to enable sound for other users but the one who owns the current session

Wed Jul 2 23:34:09 UTC 2014
Ljubomir Ljubojevic <centos at plnet.rs>

On 07/03/2014 12:37 AM, wwp wrote:
> Hello there!
> 
> 
> I'm trying to get sound from applications running from other users bug
> the one who owns the current GNOME sessions.
> 
> Typically, my default user is "A" and he's running the GNOME session,
> logged in graphically. From this session, I open terminals, su to other
> users (B or C, non-root) and run mplayer or firefox. No sound for these.
> 
> Adding those users to the "audio" group didn't help. Any idea how to do
> this?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 

That is pulse problem, daemon is started with first user as owner. I do
not know workaround or fix.


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