Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pulseaudio
In Jaunty with 0.9.14-0ubuntu8 (also pulseaudio 0.9.15-test3) broke GDM at start. I only can start Ubuntu with Gnome Failsafe! File .xsession-errors and command pulseaudio show the same thing: $ pulseaudio I: caps.c: Limited capabilities successfully to CAP_SYS_NICE. I: caps.c: Dropping root privileges. I: caps.c: Limited capabilities successfully to CAP_SYS_NICE. E: core-util.c: Failed to create secure directory: Permission denied This seems a problem with authorization. If I grant permissions to pulseaudio for me user and also root (with polkit-gnome-authorization) , the same errors is shown (see image attached). When you start applications that use pulseaudio, this crash or freeze (totem, firefox(youtube), etc). Pulseaudio needs capabilities to work. ** Affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [jaunty] Pulseaudio broken GDM and causes crashes in other audio applications like Totem, Firefox (youtube), etc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/334843 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs