System log displays PulseAudio's authkey.c error messages

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • RHEL 7 /var/log/messages displays these messages:

    pulseaudio[14809]: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authentication key '/home/xxxxxx/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
    pulseaudio[14809]: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authentication key '/home/xxxxxx/.pulse-cookie': No such file or directory
    pulseaudio[14809]: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/home/xxxxxx/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
    pulseaudio[14809]: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/home/xxxxxx/.pulse-cookie': No such file or directory
    
  • RHEL 8 /var/log/messages displays these messages:

    pulseaudio[2391]: Failed to open cookie file '/home/test1/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
    pulseaudio[2391]: Failed to load authentication key '/home/test1/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
    pulseaudio[2391]: Failed to open cookie file '/home/test1/.pulse-cookie': No such file or directory
    pulseaudio[2391]: Failed to load authentication key '/home/test1/.pulse-cookie': No such file or directory
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7/8

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