I then tried to perform a pa_ext_stream_restore_read. The callback function= returned with the expected data in the structure pa_ext_stream_restore_inf= o. No problem with this. So why do the pa_ext_stream_restore_write gets the access denied? The same = user can use the pavucontrol application with no problem (The user is in th= e group pulseaudio) Or is there a more direct method changing the volume during playing? Anders=