no other-sound when switching user
Bug #469441 reported by
MrMagne
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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mpd (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: mpd
Maybe it's more a pulseaudio bug.
With mpd configured to use pulseaudio, if I switch user when mpd is playing, mpd will keep on playing (this is the right behavior), but the new user won't be able to play any other sound.
When using the GUI to configure sound, it has no sound device and a dummy output.
Everything works fine if mpd is stopped before changing user.
Both users belongs to audio, pulse, pulse-access groups (as well as mpd user).
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I think there is a philosophical problem between mpd and pulseaudio. How can a systemwide mpd use a user pulseaudio server without having any troubles at all ??? Two solution come in mind: gmpc.wikia. com/wiki/ MPD_INSTALL_ USER_SERVICE_ UBUNTU for example), and configured by default to use pulseaudio.
* Configure pulseaudio systemwide, which is definitely not recommended by its devs.
* Configure mpd to be a per user instance.
As pulseaudio is now the default in any ubuntu installation, I think mpd should be configured to be a user service. (see http://
Maybe this is not the good place to discuss this... but what would be the good place ?