On Fri, 24 Jan 2025, e...@gmx.us wrote: > >> OK. My crontab has this: > >> > >> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)" > >> At the minute, no sound. I tried > >> id=$(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.
Thanks, It looks as if the only notation which works is direct specification of the uid. In my case XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/2108 With the direct specification of the uid I also hear Biff barking during and after VLC runs, both on Debian 12 and Debian 11. So I will mark this as solved. Thanks to everyone who replied. Roger PS: Send me an off-list e-mail if you would like to see a photo of Biff the dog.
