[pulseaudio-discuss] Start condition failed - ConditionUser=!root not met

[Joel]

Tanu -

Since getting pulseaudio running system-wide on one machine (an HP desktop; linux-6), I've attempted to replicate the configuration on two other machines, a Dell laptop (linux-7) and a desktop with an ASUS motherboard (linux-3). Both attempts and subsequent retries failed.

The susepaste text file (https://susepaste.org/66650689) sets out the results of systemctl status showing a wide variety of errors, including errors reported on the machine where pulseaudio is working system-wide. The last listing, another ASUS-based desktop, was not modified and pulseaudio runs in root as (I believe) a session daemon with the command # pulseaudio --system -D, but I can't get pulseaudio running in the same fashion on either the Dell laptop (linux-7) or the other ASUS-based desktop (linux-3).  In all cases, VLC still works and pulseaudio runs if I log into a user (non-root) session.

I don't know how to proceed from here (or if I should, given that parts of the system, i.e., the various machines, work).


Joel

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