After an uninstall of an old version of SlimServer (6.0.2-1 in my case) to install a new version (6.2.0-1 in this case), all music library tracks were inaccessible. Copying one to where it can be browsed to, upon trying to play it, an error is received "Can't open file for:" There is no feedback in the system logs (/var/log/messages or /var/log/secure on FC2) or in the SlimServer log with all debugging options enabled.
As it turns out, it appears the rpm -e uninstall deletes the previous slimserver user, and the rpm -i install creates a new slimserver user. This results in the group membership for the slimserver user being lost, and so the permissions of the slimserver user on the filesystem. This is ridiculous that there is no indication in the SlimServer log that this is a relatively simple permissions issue. It actually shows success: 2005-10-29 13:51:11.3637 Got /slim/Ben%20Harper-Burn%20To%20Shine-01.mp3 from file url file:///slim/Ben%20Harper-Burn%20To%20Shine-01.mp3 2005-10-29 13:51:11.3646 extracted: /slim/Ben Harper-Burn To Shine-01.mp3 from file:///slim/Ben%20Harper-Burn%20To%20Shine-01.mp3 I spent three hours before I figured out I had to reassign slimserver to the correct user group (and then restart/reload slimserver) to restore access to my media files. Otherwise I absolutely fracking love this program and product. It's fan-freakin'-tastic. Hope this helps another poor soul out there lost without the guidance of proper logging or error feedback. -- manmoth _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
