[GH-ISSUE #3788] No sound with pulseaudio and private home #2389

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opened 2026-05-05 09:04:08 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @tjerry on GitHub (Dec 5, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3788

I'm running a game from GOG with this profile:

# Firejail profile for default
# This file is overwritten after every install/update
# Persistent local customizations
include default.local
# Persistent global definitions
include globals.local

include disable-common.inc
include disable-devel.inc
# include disable-exec.inc
include disable-interpreters.inc
include disable-passwdmgr.inc
include disable-programs.inc
# include disable-write-mnt.inc
# include disable-xdg.inc

caps.drop all
# ipc-namespace
# machine-id
net none
#protocol unix
nonewprivs
noroot
seccomp

disable-mnt
private ~/Programs/firejail/game
private-tmp

It worked fine on pure ALSA.
Lately I switched to Pulseaudio and since then I get no sound in the game.

Pulseaudio log:

[pulseaudio] client.c: Created 64 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 64 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died.
[pulseaudio] client.c: Created 65 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 65 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died.
[pulseaudio] client.c: Created 66 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 66 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died.
[pulseaudio] client.c: Created 67 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 67 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died.
[pulseaudio] client.c: Created 68 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 68 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
[pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died.

Running with --noprofile in the same private home, also produces no sound.
Has this something to do with socket/network connectivity?

Originally created by @tjerry on GitHub (Dec 5, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3788 I'm running a game from GOG with this profile: ``` # Firejail profile for default # This file is overwritten after every install/update # Persistent local customizations include default.local # Persistent global definitions include globals.local include disable-common.inc include disable-devel.inc # include disable-exec.inc include disable-interpreters.inc include disable-passwdmgr.inc include disable-programs.inc # include disable-write-mnt.inc # include disable-xdg.inc caps.drop all # ipc-namespace # machine-id net none #protocol unix nonewprivs noroot seccomp disable-mnt private ~/Programs/firejail/game private-tmp ``` It worked fine on pure ALSA. Lately I switched to Pulseaudio and since then I get no sound in the game. Pulseaudio log: ``` [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 64 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 64 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died. [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 65 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 65 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died. [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 66 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 66 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died. [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 67 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 67 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died. [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 68 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 68 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died. ``` Running with --noprofile in the same private home, also produces no sound. Has this something to do with socket/network connectivity?

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gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 09:04:10 -06:00

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@tjerry commented on GitHub (Dec 6, 2020):

It turned out, that there was an auto-created .asoundrc file in the private home and it was the cause of no sound.
After removing the file, sound is back.

@tjerry commented on GitHub (Dec 6, 2020): It turned out, that there was an auto-created .asoundrc file in the private home and it was the cause of no sound. After removing the file, sound is back.

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