Hello, In the Message; Subject : Re: Sound card configuration problem Message-ID : <20210630202423.103b9aa9@acer-suse.lan> Date & Time: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:24:23 +0100 [DH] == Dave Howorth <dave@howorth.org.uk> has written: [...] WM> > As root I did: WM> > $ chmod 777 /home /home/wolfgang /home/wolfgang/.config WM> > /home/wolfgang/.config/pulse WM> > $ ls -ldG /home /home/wolfgang /home/wolfgang/.config WM> > /home/wolfgang/.config/pulse WM> > WM> > obtaining this result: WM> > drwxrwxrwx 10 root 4096 Mar 3 12:52 /home WM> > drwxrwxrwx 43 wolfgang 4096 Jun 27 13:15 /home/wolfgang WM> > drwxrwxrwx 32 wolfgang 4096 Jun 29 10:09 /home/wolfgang/.config WM> > drwxrwxrwx 2 wolfgang 4096 Nov 17 2019 /home/wolfgang/.config/pulse WM> > WM> > Now, I tried again: WM> > $ pulseaudio WM> > WM> > getting the same result as before: WM> > "E: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Home directory not accessible: WM> > Permission denied" WM> > WM> > Afterwards I reset the permissions of the directories mentioned WM> > above because leaving them open is dangerous. Anyway, it is now WM> > clear that the "Home directory" mentioned by the pulseaudio error WM> > message is none of them. It is a mystery... WM> > WM> > > Regards, 10:46 PM JST(+0800) WM> > WM> > Here in Germany it is now 7:45 p.m. CEST (+0200), too early for WM> > going to bed. Anyway, good night and sweet dreams! DH> So try the suggestion I made earlier !!! That's it. Before doing so, please check ls -ldG /home/wolfgang/.config/pulse/* Doesn't exist this? -rw-r--r-- 1 root root ... ~/config/pulse/default.pa Regards, --- ┏━━┓彡 Masaru Nomiya mail-to: nomiya @ galaxy.dti.ne.jp ┃＼／彡 ┗━━┛ "Three young men died for Rationalization. Yet, Margaret Bloody Thatcher LIVES!" 'Brassed Off'