Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017.
See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1003310 Title: Log out then log in causes sound to be disabled Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When I log out and then log in again, the sound (both input and output) is disabled. Work-around: When I restart the machine, the sound is re-enabled. I have attached four screen-shots (in ScreenShots.tar.bz2) to demonstrate the problem. They are: 1 Applet working.png -- shows the applet (in the panel) in its normal state. 2 Sound settings normal.png -- shows the sound settings dialogue in its normal state. 3 Applet failed.png -- shows the applet (in the panel) after logging out and in again. 4 Sound settings empty.png -- shows the sound settings dialogue after logging out and in again. Discussed on Ubuntu Forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1982212 More information: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit, fully updated. No proprietary drivers. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed May 23 10:04:24 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301) ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=(custom, user) LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_gnome-control-center: activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu3 deja-dup 22.0-0ubuntu2 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.2-0ubuntu5 indicator-datetime 0.3.94-0ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1003310/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

