Description of problem: When pulseaudio starts it's trying to read the files ~/.config/pulse/cookie reporting via journalctl: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authorization key '/home/<username>/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authorization key '/home/<username>/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/home/<username>/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/home/<username>/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory It seems like pulseaudio doesn't create the required `pulse` directory within the XDG_CONFIG_HOME tree by itself when the directory doesn't exist. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.0-10.fc19.x86_64 How reproducible: Delete the `pulse` directory within $XDG_CONFIG_HOME of a user. Log in as said user. Check if journalctl does report the log message above. Expected results: No warning should be written in the system log.
Same issue following a fedup fedora 18 -> fedora 19 upgrade: $ start-pulseaudio-x11 W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/home/mike/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authorization key '/home/mike/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon startup failed.
I had the same issue Created directory .config/pulse and I now get a new error journalctl --since=today |grep pulseaudio Jul 29 11:18:39 t410s pulseaudio[5547]: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to open module "module-cork-music-on-phone": file not found Jul 29 11:18:39 t410s pulseaudio[5547]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Module load failed. Jul 29 11:18:39 t410s pulseaudio[5547]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Failed to initialize daemon. Looks like my personal default.pa file had an error Changed module-cork-music-on-phone to module-role-cork and re-ran - /usr/bin/start-pulseaudio-x11 Pulse is now working
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Could these logs be related? May 31 11:58:28 ll612-04 pulseaudio[2900]: E: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Sender is not authorized to send message May 31 12:01:08 ll612-04 systemd[2889]: pulseaudio.service: Succeeded. May 31 12:01:10 ll612-04 pulseaudio[4226]: W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/var/lib/gdm/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory May 31 12:01:10 ll612-04 pulseaudio[4226]: W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authentication key '/var/lib/gdm/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory May 31 12:01:10 ll612-04 pulseaudio[4226]: W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/var/lib/gdm/.pulse-cookie': No such file or directory May 31 12:01:10 ll612-04 pulseaudio[4226]: W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authentication key '/var/lib/gdm/.pulse-cookie': No such file or directory 5.0.17-300.fc30.x86_64