> Do you have mpd installed on your system ? If not, I would first consider > it. In your case, it will be the easiest way to share a common music > library and settings between all your sessions. > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mpd > > If already installed, please share your mpd configuration. > Ok now i have a global Music Player Daemon running. To do this I edit /etc/mpd.conf and unmask and edit the following lines: music_directory "/var/lib/mpd/music" playlist_directory "/var/lib/mpd/playlists" db_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpd.db" log_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpd.log" pid_file "/run/mpd/mpd.pid" user "mpd" bind_to_address "127.0.0.1" port "6600" audio_output { type "pulse" name "pulse audio" server "127.0.0.1" } I also unmask and edit /etc/pulse/default.pa with: load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1 Because I do all this for a global mpd I add the daemon with: systemctl enable mpd systemctl start mpd After all I am only able to play webradio on one account. If I change the virtual console with ctrl+alt+f2 audio stops to play and if I start a second X session with another user I am not able to control mpd with a second gmpc or ncmpc. logfile looks like this after switching to another virtual console Sep 07 17:46 : avahi: Service 'Music Player' successfully established. Sep 07 17:47 : client: No such playlist Sep 07 17:47 : output: "pulse audio" [pulse] failed to play: suspended
