This is not a user error, I had the same problem after distribution upgrade from Intrepid to jaunty. I have the following errors in /var/log/messages right after booting without starting any other application: Jan 10 08:19:27 Thermalgy-Ubuntu pulseaudio[3553]: main.c: Called SUID root and real-time and/or high-priority scheduling was requested in the configuration. However, we lack the necessary privileges: Jan 10 08:19:27 Thermalgy-Ubuntu pulseaudio[3553]: main.c: We are not in group 'pulse-rt', PolicyKit refuse to grant us the requested privileges and we have no increase RLIMIT_NICE/RLIMIT_RTPRIO resource limits. Jan 10 08:19:27 Thermalgy-Ubuntu pulseaudio[3553]: main.c: For enabling real-time/high-priority scheduling please acquire the appropriate PolicyKit privileges, or become a member of 'pulse-rt', or increase the RLIMIT_NICE/RLIMIT_RTPRIO resource limits for this user. Jan 10 08:19:27 Thermalgy-Ubuntu pulseaudio[3565]: main.c: Called SUID root and real-time and/or high-priority scheduling was requested in the configuration. However, we lack the necessary privileges: Jan 10 08:19:27 Thermalgy-Ubuntu pulseaudio[3565]: main.c: We are not in group 'pulse-rt', PolicyKit refuse to grant us the requested privileges and we have no increase RLIMIT_NICE/RLIMIT_RTPRIO resource limits. Jan 10 08:19:27 Thermalgy-Ubuntu pulseaudio[3565]: main.c: For enabling real-time/high-priority scheduling please acquire the appropriate PolicyKit privileges, or become a member of 'pulse-rt', or increase the RLIMIT_NICE/RLIMIT_RTPRIO resource limits for this user.
-- pulseaudio 0.9.11 ppa Luke real-time/high-priority scheduling not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/265010 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs