Please _purge_ all PulseAudio-related packages, then use aptitude to reinstall pulseaudio-esound-compat and pulseaudio-module-gconf. Then, log out of GNOME, and make sure there are no instances of the PulseAudio daemon running. Afterward, remove /tmp/.esd* .
Note that it is recommended that you do _not_ configure PulseAudio to run as a system-wide daemon but instead use the per-user session option by enabling Software sound mixing in GNOME's System> Preferences> Sound menu. Finally, make sure you're using 0.9.8-1ubuntu3. As a note, on both dist-upgrades from gutsy and on a clean hardy alpha 1 dist-upgraded to current, I am unable to reproduce your inability to use PulseAudio while not in the 'pulse-rt' group. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Status: New => Incomplete -- [hardy] pulseaudio lacking proper access https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/175028 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs