I tried to reinstall and while sound works I still can't access those tools. Here is the output from the command line, first as user:
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pulseaudio & pavucontrol
[1] 22548
W: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Failed to open configuration file '/home/petedan/.config/pulse//daemon.conf': Permission denied
W: [pulseaudio] daemon-conf.c: Failed to open configuration file: Permission denied
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Permission denied
(pavucontrol:22549): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_main_quit: assertion 'main_loops != NULL' failed
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged.
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Permission denied
(pavucontrol:22549): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_main_quit: assertion 'main_loops != NULL' failed
[1]+ Exit 1 pulseaudio
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pulseaudio -k
W: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Failed to open configuration file '/home/petedan/.config/pulse//daemon.conf': Permission denied
W: [pulseaudio] daemon-conf.c: Failed to open configuration file: Permission denied
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alsamixer
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Permission denied
ALSA lib pulse.c:243:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused
cannot open mixer: Connection refused
and as root:
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[root@localhost petedan]# systemctl status sound.target
● sound.target - Sound Card
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/sound.target; static)
Active: active since Tue 2016-04-12 13:54:15 EEST; 2h 31min ago
Docs: man:systemd.special(7)
[root@localhost petedan]# ps auxwww | grep pulse
root 23102 0.0 0.0 12500 2184 pts/3 S+ 16:25 0:00 grep --color pulse
Is there anything I can do or should I go for a completely new installation?