Sound works as user but not as root

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Mon Aug 28 16:50:04 UTC 2017


Why does the exact same thing happen when I test alsa?
That doesn't suggest a pulseaudio problem to me.

I've read the manual; I'm not sure how to set up a system-wide anything.
How do I get sound (and speech-dispatcher) as root?

On 8/28/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> I believe pulseaudio considers this a feature, not a bug.
>
> For me it denotes yet another reason why I hate pulse.
>
> Janina
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> Linux for blind general discussion writes:
>> Both the commands "spd-conf --test-pulse" and "spd-conf --test-alsa
>> play sound when run as user but fail as root.
>> This could be why I've had so much trouble with Fenrir.
>> Running spd-say also only works as user.
>>
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