On Monday 31 August 2009 21:55:41 Maxim Wexler wrote: > So I oughta be able just to #rc-update del mpd, since I don't need(or > can't even use ) it as long as the client has permission to access the > files under /var?
No. mpd clients tell the mpd daemon to reindex itself, it then does that and sends an updated list back to the client. The mod daemon must run. Just because there's no command line switch to get it to reindex on the fly doesn't mean it can't do it or it does not need to run. > > On 8/31/09, Greg Fitzgerald <netzda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 11:11:23AM -0600, Maxim Wexler wrote: > >> Hi group, > >> > >> This is too baffling to get my head around, I hope someone can explain > >> it to me: > >> > >> mpd is set to run in the default level but if you want to update the > >> database mpd must first be stopped! Then to top it off, it doesn't > >> have to be restarted to run the client, ncmpcpp in my case. > >> > >> So what does mpd do if it's not required for these two essential tasks? > >> > >> Maxim > > > > Most clients that I have used, ncmpc, mpc, gmpc, all have support to > > update the database within the client without restarting the daemon. For > > example mpc update will do just that. > > > > Greg -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
