1. Remove your account from audio group. Commands: > group Check for "audio" group. If you see it: > sudo deluser your_user_name audio Removes "your_user_name" user from "audio" group. You need to logout/reboot.
It is very rare to need to have your user in audio group. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/TheAudioGroup 2. Alternative. You can install "indicator-sound" package to sound indicator at login screen. Open /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf and edit "indicators" or "show-indicators" option: add "sound" to it. indicators=list;of;indicators;on;login;screen;sound This indicator saves its state between sessions and reboots. But it <can> affect your session settings. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1458933 Title: No volume control on screen lock - Volume goes to 100% To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm-gtk-greeter/+bug/1458933/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs