ainit

AINIT(8)                                                              AINIT(8)

NAME

       ainit - configuration tool for ALSA

SYNOPSIS

       ainit user_name start|stop [--version] [--help]

DESCRIPTION

       ainit  is a small utility for automatic configuration. It is lauched by
       pam_console when user obtains console lock and it creates ALSA configu-
       ration   files   (e.g.  /etc/alsa/pcm/dmix.conf  for  dmix  plug-in  or
       /etc/alsa/pcm/dsnoop.conf for dsnoop plug-in).

       When ainit is lauched it parses template files with configuration (e.g.
       /etc/alsa/pcm/dmix.template  or /etc/alsa/pcm/dsnoop.template) and then
       writes or removes configuration files from  the  destination  directory
       (/etc/alsa/pcm).

       During  this action, ainit allocates or frees system resources assigned
       for ALSA (shared memory, semaphores).

ARGUMENTS

       user_name
              Name of user who is obtaining console  lock.  ainit  will
              create or remove configuration file for him.


       start  With  this  option,  ainit will create configuration file
              and allocate system resources for  ALSA  (shared  memory,
              semaphores).

              This  action  consist  of three parts. First, ainit reads
              its configuration file (/etc/alsa/ainit.conf) and  checks
              the options here (location of template file, ALSA config-
              uration file and so on).

              Then, ainit reads the template files (their location  was
              obtained   from   /etc/alsa/ainit.conf),  commits  action
              described here and writes  the  configuration  files  for
              ALSA.

              Finally,  ainit  creates  the lock files. This files have
              the same  name  as  the  ALSA  configuration  files  plus
              ’.lock’ extension.


       stop   With  this  option, ainit will remove configuration files
              (but only if  the  lock  file  exists)  and  free  system
              resources used by ALSA.

FILES

       /etc/alsa/ainit.conf
       /etc/alsa/pcm/dmix.template
       /etc/alsa/pcm/dmix.conf
       /etc/alsa/pcm/dmix.conf.lock
       /etc/alsa/pcm/dsnoop.template
       /etc/alsa/pcm/dsnoop.conf
       /etc/alsa/pcm/dsnoop.conf.lock

SEE ALSO

       Also ainit.conf(1), ainit.template(1)

AUTHOR

       Martin Stransky <stransky@redhat.com>



Red Hat Inc.                      11 May 2005                         AINIT(8)