Re: Debian 12 VLC leaves system sounds blocked
On 1/24/25 16:58, Roger Price wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 13:52:00 -0500, eben@gmx.us wrote:
>>> Maybe a difference in some software? I ran
>>> eben@cerberus:~$ env - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 /usr/bin/aplay
>>> /export/media/sounds/woow1.wav
>>> Playing WAVE '/export/media/sounds/woow1.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 11025
>>> Hz, Mono
>>>
>>> and it worked.
>
> That works for me too, but not in cron. Could you create a temporary personal
> cron job with crontab -e which sets
>
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)"
>
> and runs
>
> M H * * * aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Side_Left.wav
>
> where M is the minute 0-59 and H is the hour 0-23. I shall do exactly the
> same. Roger
OK. My crontab has this:
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)"
# m h dom mon dow command
* * 24 1 * aplay /export/media/sounds/woow1.wav
At the minute, no sound. I tried
id=$(id -u)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$id
and
id=1000
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$id
and no dice. I tried
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
and it worked. Maybe this cron doesn't do variables in assignments?
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