2009/10/2 Buzzer <4625khz@gmail.com>:
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> $ aucat -l
> $ aucat chat1.wav
> aucat: can't open /dev/audio: Device busy
> aucat: chat1.wav: could not play

almost but not quite:

$ sysctl | grep kern.version
kern.version=OpenBSD 4.5-stable (GENERIC) #16: Tue Jul 28 23:38:32 PDT 2009

`aucat -l' was already started with my log in session.

$ ls -F /tmp/
aucat-1000/
$ aucat -i ~/sounds/submarine2.wav
$ echo $?
0

--patrick