(parse_def) dsnoop is not a compound : Alsa

[ash12345]

Hi,
I am not able to use my sound card on my system. I tried dubbing using various commands relating to sound/alsa and everytime i get the following error
(parse_def) dsnoop is not a compound
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ALSA lib conf.c:1177: (parse_def) dsnoop is not a compound
ALSA lib conf.c:1587: (snd_config_load1) _toplevel_:24:32:Invalid argument
ALSA lib conf.c:2848: (snd_config_hook_load) /root/.asoundrc may be old or corrupted: consider to remove or fix it
ALSA lib conf.c:2712: (snd_config_hooks_call) function snd_config_hook_load returned error: Invalid argument
ALSA lib conf.c:3075: (snd_config_update_r) hooks failed, removing configuration
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I would appreciate if someone can help me on this topic
Thanks,
Ash

[ash12345]

problem is the configuration file in my root login. I removed it and it works. Debugged this by trying the commands(aplay -l) in some other login and they work fine.