diff --git a/aserver/aserver.c b/aserver/aserver.c
index c2c7f91..2838702 100644
--- a/aserver/aserver.c
+++ b/aserver/aserver.c
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 
 #include "aserver.h"
 
-#undef open
-
 char *command;
 
 #if __GNUC__ > 2 || (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 95)
diff --git a/src/conf/alsa.conf b/src/conf/alsa.conf
index 6117024..a04173a 100644
--- a/src/conf/alsa.conf
+++ b/src/conf/alsa.conf
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ defaults.pcm.nonblock 1
 defaults.pcm.compat 0
 defaults.pcm.minperiodtime 5000		# in us
 defaults.pcm.ipc_key 5678293
-defaults.pcm.ipc_perm 0600
+defaults.pcm.ipc_gid audio
+defaults.pcm.ipc_perm 0660
 defaults.pcm.tstamp_type default
 defaults.pcm.dmix.max_periods 0
 defaults.pcm.dmix.channels 2
diff --git a/src/conf/pcm/dmix.conf b/src/conf/pcm/dmix.conf
index 70523f2..50e573d 100644
--- a/src/conf/pcm/dmix.conf
+++ b/src/conf/pcm/dmix.conf
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ pcm.!dmix {
 		@func refer
 		name defaults.pcm.ipc_key
 	}
+	ipc_gid {
+		@func refer
+		name defaults.pcm.ipc_gid
+	}
 	ipc_perm {
 		@func refer
 		name defaults.pcm.ipc_perm
diff --git a/src/conf/pcm/dsnoop.conf b/src/conf/pcm/dsnoop.conf
index 60b9f21..f4336e5 100644
--- a/src/conf/pcm/dsnoop.conf
+++ b/src/conf/pcm/dsnoop.conf
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ pcm.!dsnoop {
 		@func refer
 		name defaults.pcm.ipc_key
 	}	
+	ipc_gid {
+		@func refer
+		name defaults.pcm.ipc_gid
+	}
 	ipc_perm {
 		@func refer
 		name defaults.pcm.ipc_perm