XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (/run/user/1000) is not owned by us (uid 0), but by uid 1000! (This could e.g. happen if you try to connect to a non-root PulseAudio as a root user, over the native protocol. Don't do that.) Card sysdefault:0 'Device'/'C-Media Electronics Inc. USB PnP Sound Device at usb-0000:00:14.0-2, full speed' Mixer name : 'USB Mixer' Components : 'USB08bb:2902' Controls : 9 Simple ctrls : 3 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (/run/user/1000) is not owned by us (uid 0), but by uid 1000! (This could e.g. happen if you try to connect to a non-root PulseAudio as a root user, over the native protocol. Don't do that.) Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 151 Mono: Front Left: Playback 151 [100%] [-0.06dB] [on] Front Right: Playback 151 [100%] [-0.06dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Mic',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined cvolume cvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 127 Capture 0 - 16 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [0.00dB] [off] Capture 0 [0%] [0.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Auto Gain Control',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on]