For some reason the latest update (1:3.99.1-1ubuntu3.5) break if the user has an encrypted home directory, in my case ext4 encryption.
$ journalctl -xe --user-unit pulseaudio ``` -- Reboot -- Jul 29 14:59:18 wendigo systemd[2664]: Starting Sound Service... -- Subject: A start job for unit UNIT has begun execution -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support -- -- A start job for unit UNIT has begun execution. -- -- The job identifier is 25. Jul 29 14:59:18 wendigo pulseaudio[2681]: Failed to create secure directory (/home/nafallo/.config/pulse): No such file or directory Jul 29 14:59:18 wendigo systemd[2664]: pulseaudio.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE -- Subject: Unit process exited -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support -- -- An ExecStart= process belonging to unit UNIT has exited. -- -- The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 1. Jul 29 14:59:18 wendigo systemd[2664]: pulseaudio.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. -- Subject: Unit failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support -- -- The unit UNIT has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'. Jul 29 14:59:18 wendigo systemd[2664]: Failed to start Sound Service. -- Subject: A start job for unit UNIT has failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support -- -- A start job for unit UNIT has finished with a failure. -- -- The job identifier is 25 and the job result is failed. Jul 29 14:59:18 wendigo systemd[2664]: pulseaudio.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. -- Subject: Automatic restarting of a unit has been scheduled -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support -- -- Automatic restarting of the unit UNIT has been scheduled, as the result for -- the configured Restart= setting for the unit. Jul 29 14:59:18 wendigo systemd[2664]: Stopped Sound Service. -- Subject: A stop job for unit UNIT has finished -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support -- -- A stop job for unit UNIT has finished. -- -- The job identifier is 94 and the job result is done. ``` -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1889416 Title: pulseaudio.service: Start request repeated too quickly. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1889416/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
