On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 09:58 +0000, Colin Guthrie wrote: > Alex Malinovich wrote: > > I recently set up a couple of extra accounts on my desktop machine for > > my roommates to use. The only time they'll ever be using it is when I'm > > already logged in on another console, so pulse will always be running as > > me. When they log in, things like paplay work just fine, and they're > > able to use the pulse output module in audacious to listen to music. > > When you say console, do you mean X11 session? Yes. > In e.g. Gnome and KDE you can bring up a new login window and get a full > X11 session. > > Your system should automatically switch control of the sound device when > you switch users - this is handled (IIRC) by ConsoleKit although I could > be getting the name wrong. > > e.g. on my machine, I can: > > 1. Login as me via GDM. > 2. pulseaudio automatically starts for me. > 3. Play some sound. > 4. Hit the "Login as another User" button (or just lock the screen and > hit "New Login Window". > 5. A new GDM is created and sound stops (my user account's pulseaudio is > automatically suspended) and is effectively muted (e.g. the app playing > sound carries on in complete ignorance). > 6. I login as another user in Gnome or KDE etc. > 7. Pulse audio starts for that user and has control of the sound device. > 8. I can play audio as that user. > 9. I can switch back to my own user using <CTRL>+<ALT>+F7 > 10. The other user's pulseaudio process is suspended and my pulseaudio > is reactived and my music is heard again. > 11. Swithc to the other user <CTRL>+<ALT>+F8 and the same switch over > occurs. > > This to me seems the perfect setup!!! It's how it works on OSX too from > what I've heard. This is exactly the setup that I'm using except that, AFAIK, the new user doesn't get a separate pulseaudio process. They're still connecting to my PA session. I'll see if I can replicate this setup. If I can that would be the perfect solution. -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/attachments/20080116/515eef2d/attachment.pgp>
