Cannot open /var/lib/alsa/asound.state for writing

Hi, decided to install arch and am stuck at one of the steps detailed in the guide.

I try to run

Code:

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# alsactl -f /var/lib/alsa/asound.state store

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but it gives me the error message

save_state:1532: Cannot open /var/lib/alsa/asound.state for writing: No such file or directory

Help!

Are you running the command as root?

Chmod it, or chown I guess.

I was trying to do it as root and as a regular user but after a restart it worked.

Thanks.