> 
> when i try to play any wav/mp3 file in user mode (non-root) i get 
> this error
> "Failed to open sound device." how can i give access to the user.
> 


i have faced a similar problem before.
apparently the first user to login to the system after a reboot
becomes the owner of /dev/dsp ..anybody else trying to access
the device gets an error.
u could probably get around it by running chmod/chown

Jay



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