On Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 13:52:00 -0500, e...@gmx.us wrote: > Maybe a difference in some software? I ran > eben@cerberus:~$ env - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 /usr/bin/aplay > /export/media/sounds/woow1.wav > Playing WAVE '/export/media/sounds/woow1.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 11025 > Hz, Mono > > and it worked.
Same here. I tested this via an interactive shell *and* via the "at" command, and both cases worked. hobbit:~$ at 'now + 1 minute' warning: commands will be executed using /bin/sh at Fri Jan 24 14:16:00 2025 at> env - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Side_Left.wav at> <EOT> job 2 at Fri Jan 24 14:16:00 2025 A minute later, I heard the audio.