Public bug reported: On my Kubuntu desktop machine, I'm running Firefox as a different user for security reasons. Since Firefox has dropped support for ALSA, I no longer have sound in Firefox.
The actual bug is that (a) Pulseaudio doesn't accept connection from other users, or (b) Pulseaudio isn't supposed to be run by root. Note that the workaround of creating a socket does not work in my machine; /etc/pulse/default.pa: load-module module-native-protocol-unix auth-anonymous=1 socket=/tmp/ff-pulse-socket /etc/pulse/client.conf: default-server = unix:/tmp/ff-pulse-socket Using this workaround, pavucontrol shows a sound stream by Firefox and shows sound for line out, but no audio is heard. Audio for the logged-in user works fine. ** Affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- 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/1806238 Title: Sandboxed applications donplay sound with Pulseaudio Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On my Kubuntu desktop machine, I'm running Firefox as a different user for security reasons. Since Firefox has dropped support for ALSA, I no longer have sound in Firefox. The actual bug is that (a) Pulseaudio doesn't accept connection from other users, or (b) Pulseaudio isn't supposed to be run by root. Note that the workaround of creating a socket does not work in my machine; /etc/pulse/default.pa: load-module module-native-protocol-unix auth-anonymous=1 socket=/tmp/ff-pulse-socket /etc/pulse/client.conf: default-server = unix:/tmp/ff-pulse-socket Using this workaround, pavucontrol shows a sound stream by Firefox and shows sound for line out, but no audio is heard. Audio for the logged-in user works fine. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1806238/+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