On 1/24/25 16:58, Roger Price wrote: >> 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. > > That works for me too, but not in cron. Could you create a temporary personal > cron job with crontab -e which sets > > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)" > > and runs > > M H * * * aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Side_Left.wav > > where M is the minute 0-59 and H is the hour 0-23. I shall do exactly the > same. Roger
OK. My crontab has this: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)" # m h dom mon dow command * * 24 1 * aplay /export/media/sounds/woow1.wav At the minute, no sound. I tried id=$(id -u) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$id and id=1000 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$id and no dice. I tried XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 and it worked. Maybe this cron doesn't do variables in assignments?
