cenzo said the following on 02/14/2006 09:02 PM:
> it seems that slimserver is unable to use its group privileges.
> 
> i start slimserver with an init script, wherein i declare:
> 
> --user=slimserver --group=slimserver
> 
> in /etc/group i have:
> 
> muzak:x:101:slimserver
> 
> and in /etc/passwd i have:
> 
> slimserver:x:999:999::/usr/local/slimserver:/usr/sbin/nologin
> 
> id slimserver yields:
> 
> uid=999(slimserver) gid=999(slimserver)
> groups=999(slimserver),101(muzak)
> 
> and the directory that it fails to open is:
> 
> drwxr-x--- 12 tom muzak       296 Feb 14 00:01 muzak
> 
> specifically- the log file shows:
> 
> 2006-02-14 15:43:57.9753 opendir failed: /home/muzak: Permission
> denied
> 
> 
> Please help. I cannot figure this one out. The server works fine when
> the group permission on the directory is changed from muzak to
> slimserver. but i really do not want it set that way.

Why not make the music directory world-readable, i.e.:

chmod o+rx /home/musak

R.

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