[PLUG] Problem with pulseaudio at startup in Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS

[Amey Abhyankar]

Hello All,

Recently after applying a few system packages, I am facing an issue with
"pulseaudio" daemon.
The daemon doesn't start automatically at system boot up.

Every time I start back the system, I need to execute command = pulseadio
--start from the terminal window & then only volume up/volume down/mute
buttons will function.

In addition, only if I start pulseaudio daemon, I get a prompt to select
which kind of wired headset I am attaching to my DELL Latitude laptop.

I tried to follow a few tweaks suggested at Ask Ubuntu but not helping.

If I execute = systemctl --user enable pulseaudio
Output = Failed to enable unit: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited
with status 1

Output of systemctl --user status dbus.service =
Failed to get properties: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with
status

Output of sudo systemctl status dbus.service =
● dbus.service - D-Bus System Message Bus
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/dbus.service; static; vendor
preset: e>
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2023-01-11 10:23:21 IST; 29min ago
TriggeredBy: ● dbus.socket
       Docs: man:dbus-daemon(1)
   Main PID: 688 (dbus-daemon)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
     Memory: 4.6M

Output of laptop1:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/dbus start =
[sudo] password for amey:
Starting dbus (via systemctl): dbus.serviceFailed to start dbus.service:
Operation refused, unit dbus.service may be requested by dependency only
(it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See system logs and 'systemctl status dbus.service' for details.

nohup log = dbus-daemon[5032]: [session uid=1000 pid=5032] Activated
service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1
exited with status 1
A connection to the bus can't be made

Any thoughts on how to fix this issue? Thanks.

Regards,
Amey.
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