[CentOS] No sound hardware detected for other users

[Mark LaPierre]

On 11/01/14 19:29, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
> 
> On Sat, November 1, 2014 4:24 pm, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>> Hey Y'all,
>>
>> This morning my wife complained that she had no sound when she was
>> logged on to my machine.  I logged on to her account and brought up
>> System/Preferences/Sound to see if she had inadvertently selected some
>> other sound output device.  Hey, it happens.  There was no sound
>> hardware detected.  I have a USB microphone and an integrated on board
>> sound card.  Neither of these sound devices were available on the
>> Hardware, Input, or Output tabs.
>>
>> I have access to all these devices when I log on as myself.
>>
>> This system has been running smoothly since I installed CentOS 6.1 all
>> those many years ago when that was the current point release.  Now that
>> 6.6 is out I'm seeing issues with video, fixed already, sound, not fixed
>> already, and my web cam which I have yet to ask for help with.  I'm not
>> saying this sound problem has anything to do with 6.6.
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea where I can start looking to figure out what's
>> going on with my wife's sound hardware detection?
>>
> 
> First thing I would check is that other users are not logged in when user
> in question logs in. (It may be that only one of users at a time can
> access some of the devices - I'm on the road so have no way to check...)
> 
> Valeri
> 

Hey Valeri,

That's a great idea.  It's the first thing I thought of.  I rebooted the
machine and logged into her account first thing.  No joy, no hardware
detected.

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