getting this error in self deployed egress - egress source/web.go:294 chrome: START_RECORDING {“nodeID”: “NE_a7AtUG2eJdrM”, “handlerID”: “EGH_3jRB2PnHZQTz”, “clusterID”: “”, “egressID”: “EG_g2ArbSAHFqBT”} 2025-08-04T123924.451Z WARN egress pulse/pactl.go:15 failed to list pulse info {“nodeID”: “NE_a7AtUG2eJdrM”, “handlerID”: “EGH_3jRB2PnHZQTz”, “clusterID”: “”, “egressID”: “EG_g2ArbSAHFqBT”, “error”: “Connection failure: Connection terminated\n”}

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Hey there! Let’s walk through some friendly steps to fix the "failed to list pulse info" error together: 1. Make Sure PulseAudio is Running:

pulseaudio --check -v

If it’s not running, no worries—just start it with:

pulseaudio --start

2. Double-Check the pactl Command: Try running:

pactl --format json list

If this doesn’t work, it’s a good clue about what’s going wrong. 3. Set Up PulseAudio for Headless Environments: If you’re running this on containers or servers without a GUI, create this config file:

mkdir -p ~/.config/pulse
echo "load-module module-null-sink sink_name=egress_sink" > ~/.config/pulse/default.pa
echo "load-module module-native-protocol-unix" >> ~/.config/pulse/default.pa

4. For Docker/Containers: Make sure PulseAudio is installed and ready for headless mode. You can add this to your Dockerfile:

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y pulseaudio
RUN echo "load-module module-null-sink sink_name=egress_sink" > /etc/pulse/default.pa
RUN echo "load-module module-native-protocol-unix" >> /etc/pulse/default.pa

5. Set These Environment Variables:

export PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH=/tmp/pulse-runtime
export PULSE_STATE_PATH=/tmp/pulse-state

6. Check Permissions: Make sure your egress process can access PulseAudio by running:

usermod -a -G audio <egress-user>

7. Another Option: Use System PulseAudio: If you’re using the system-wide PulseAudio, allow network connections like this:

echo "load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-anonymous=1" | sudo tee -a /etc/pulse/system.pa

Once you’ve tried these out, run

pactl --format json list

again and peek at your egress logs to see if the error is gone. If you hit any bumps or want me to explain anything further, just give me a shout—I’m here to help!