Under some conditions, pa_context_connect(), during the process of PA server discovery, winds up creating an empty runtime directory, even if 'autospawn' is disabled. This seems like it is probably a mistake. Further details in this thread: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/2014-October/021889.html
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