No, it's not (just?) having a webcam. Two new logs. In both cases user1 started the PC, played some music, paused it, then switched to user2 - disabled sound output for them.
** Attachment added: "With a webcam plugged in.." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1853374/+attachment/5309142/+files/soundlog -- 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/1853374 Title: pulseaudio disables GP107GL output every so often Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Since upgrading to 19.10, the sound output on this PC stops. Looking at the volume control's 'sound settings', the GP107GL High Definition Audio Controller (digital stereo HMDI 2 output) is disabled. Doing pluseaudio -k restores it. Possibly relevant from syslog: Nov 18 07:48:51 example kernel: [42392.063211] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC0D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 3 Nov 18 07:51:04 example kernel: [42524.900935] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC0D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 2 Nov 18 08:05:23 example kernel: [43383.465647] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC0D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 3 Nov 18 09:34:08 example kernel: [48708.806452] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC0D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 4 Nov 18 13:32:46 example kernel: [63026.605375] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC0D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 3 Nov 18 13:34:13 example kernel: [63114.281953] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC0D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 3 Nov 18 13:34:40 example kernel: [63141.350110] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC0D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1853374/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
