diff -u state.c state.c
--- state.c	2007-05-22 22:12:21.000000000 +0200
+++ state.c	2007-05-22 22:19:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@
 	else
 		err = snd_output_stdio_open(&out, file, "w");
 	if (err < 0) {
-		error("Cannot open %s for writing", file);
+		error("Cannot open %s for writing: %s", file, snd_strerror(err));
 		return -errno;
 	}
 	err = snd_config_save(config, out);