I don't know about this specific code path, but there are security reasons why PulseAudio wants the directory owned by the user. Namely it creates files with predictable names therein.
If the home directory is not owned by the user, that looks more like a bug in your setup... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1152137 Title: Pulseaudio won't start when home directory not owned by user To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1152137/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
