---
name: "AuSetCloseDownMode"
section: "3nas"
platform: "linux"
package: "libaudio-dev"
version: "1.9.4-9"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/AuSetCloseDownMode"
---

# AuSetCloseDownMode(3nas)

change the close down mode of a client

## Name

**AuSetCloseDownMode** - change the close down mode of a client

## Synopsis

\#include \<audio/audiolib.h\>

void **AuSetCloseDownMode**(*server*, *mode*, *status*)\
\
     **AuServer** \**server*;\
\
     int *mode*; \
\
     **AuStatus** \**status*; /\* **RETURN** \*/

## Arguments

- *server*

  Specifies the connection to the audio server.

- *mode*

  Specifies the client close-down mode. This must be one of these constants: **AuCloseDownDestroy**, **AuCloseDownRetainPermanent**, or **AuCloseDownRetainTemporary**.

- *status*

  If non-NULL, flush the output buffer and return the status from the server.

## Description

**AuSetCloseDownMode** sets the close-down-mode for *client* to *mode*. The close-down-mode determines what happens to the resources created by *client* when the connection is closed or *client* is killed via **AuKillClient**.

## Errors

**AuBadValue**.

## See Also

**AuCloseServer**, **AuGetCloseDownMode**.

audiolib - **Network Audio System** C Language Interface