I found the source of the problem was lightdm changing audio device permissions when the screen is locked. I uninstalled lightdm and now use xscreensaver which has solved the problem.
See the thread here:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire ... ssues/5002
See the thread here:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire ... ssues/5002
Statistics: Posted by wehn — 2025-12-23 21:39