Same issue here... Running XUbuntu 12.10. pactl list works successfully when executed from the local machine.
Connection refused when executing pactl through an ssh session to the same machine (same user). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/832401 Title: pactl command fails with connection refused Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When running the pactl command to set the audio, I get Connection failure: Connection refused pa_context_connect() failed: Connection refused To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/832401/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
