Thanks Joe,
On 21/03/2023 16.02, Joe Zeff wrote:
On 03/20/2023 10:13 PM, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
My current solution is to run the affected script as my non-root user and in it run some parts with sudo (set up to run without a sudo password to avoid script interruption).
Although I don't approve of habitually running as root, I have a suggestion that might help. Years ago I created a little script to play an .mp3 as a wake-up alarm, but there was a little problem. I have my box set to turn itself back on after a power drop if it was on before, but if it happens late at night, I won't be logged in in the morning, and there wouldn't be any sound. However, I learned by experiment that ffmpeg can produce sound even if nobody's logged in. If so, it should be able to do what you're looking for.
And it works too:
$ sudo ffmpeg -i /audio/ogg/beginning.ogg -f alsa default -loglevel quiet ALSA lib pulse.c:242:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused
$ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC887-VD Analog [ALC887-VD Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC887-VD Digital [ALC887-VD Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [Beyond TV] <<<<< Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
$ sudo ffmpeg -i /audio/ogg/beginning.ogg -f alsa hw:0,3 -loglevel quiet [audio plays]