On Wed Sep 03 9:39 PM, David Coppa wrote: > > Thanks, but unfortunately getting rid of the corrupted database doesn't > > help. mpd can't seem to create a good new one from scratch. > > Double check your /etc/mpd.conf, check that /var/spool/mpd has the > right owner/group and permissions, have a look at /var/log/mpd/mpd.log > for errors...
I tried reinstalling (including userdel/groupdel _mpd, and so forth) and starting with a fresh /etc/mpd.conf, but still no luck. Owner/group/permissions on /var/spool/mpd are correct (i.e. owner and group both _mpd, writeable for both). The log shows mpd adding several songs and then abruptly quitting. It complains twice about the mpdstate file being missing, but even after touch'ing it and setting appropriate ownership/permissions, I get the same error as before. The only other info I can think of that might be helpful: after the fresh reinstall and mpd startup, the /var/spool/mpd directory contains only mpd.pid and the playlists directory, i.e. mpd.db and mpdstate are both missing. (though, as mentioned above, manually creating them and then retrying does not solve the problem). Thanks for all the suggestions. Running out of ideas here... Nick
