On Mon, 4 Apr 2011, William Scott wrote:

> Strangely, I have an issue where a user who connects via SSH and runs
> speaker-test generates no local audio unless a user is also logged in
> at the local console(gnome). The remote user also loses the selection
> of Intel HDA in alsamixer when pressing F6. With a local user logged
> in the card is there.
>
> Appears something is only getting stated/configured for audio when
> there is a local user.

In SL5 a number of devices, such as floppy disks, memory sticks,
cd/dvd drives are only available to a user who is logged in on the
console - so that remote users can't read devices that the console
user has plugged in. Sound might come into the same category.

/etc/security/console.perms might be a starting point.

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