gnome-system-tools and a bug fix

Erik Andersen erik.b.andersen at gmail.com
Sun Mar 7 06:05:54 GMT 2010


Hi.
Bug #433654 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/433654)
is about audio not working properly on karmic and lucid when multiple
users are used (one user gets to the audio device first and no one
else can use it). Eventually it was figured out that if users aren't
part of the audio group and consolekit is installed everything works
properly. However, the defaults for a desktop user and an
administrator users is to have them in the audio group which causes
this problem. However, if consolekit isn't installed, you have to be
part of the audio group to play sound. However, ubuntu-desktop depends
on consolekit so it is rather reasonable to assume that it will be
installed.
So, to fix the bug, should the default administrator and desktop users
be removed from the audio group?
(This was basically asked at
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+question/103004
, but it hasn't been answered yet, and I doubt the people who would
know the answer have seen it.)
Thanks,
Erik B. Andersen



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