Re: [slim] Unable to run slimserver 6.0.0 on linux as user other than root
Hi Michael,
I'm running slimserver on a Buffalo Linkstation. I downloaded the
complete .tar.gz archive and expanded it in /usr/local/slimserver
directory so I did not use any rpm. My call script uses --daemon and
--user slimserver etc...
(I created that user with its home directory at /home/slimserver).
This used to work just fine for V5.4.x where all user files would
get created in /home/slimserver but now it seems that --user doesn't
completely work (seems like some paths are hardcoded maybe?)
Tonight I'll try looking at the code that generates the error to see
if I can find anything...
Thanks,
Daniel
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:07:11 +0200, Michael Herger
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Daniel
What linux are you using? How did you install?
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:21:14 +, Daniel Born [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi,
If I try to have the slimserver run as another user (slimserver), I
get this message in log file:
DBI connect('dbname=/root/.slimserversql.db','',...) failed: unable to
open database file(1) at dbdimp.c line 94 at
/usr/local/slimserver6/Slim/DataStores/DBI/DataModel.pm line 106
Since my user slimserver has its home directory at /home/slimserver,
it's not surprising that it can't open the file in the root's home
directory. If I use user root, then it works fine.
Thanks,
Daniel
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Re: [slim] Unable to run slimserver 6.0.0 on linux as user other than root
That's the thing, I haven't run it as root. As a matter of fact, I
just cleared out *everything* pertaining to slimserver on my
linkstation and reinstalled *everything* back from the official 6.0.0
release. Then I used my startup script with the --user slimserver in
it and it still does the exact same thing...
Thankfully it seems that setting the --cachedir to the directory I
wanted did the trick though. I still think there's a bug in the code.
Thanks,
Daniel
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:20:43 +0200, Michael Herger
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:55:22 +, Daniel Born [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi Michael,
I'm running slimserver on a Buffalo Linkstation. I downloaded the
complete .tar.gz archive and expanded it in /usr/local/slimserver
directory so I did not use any rpm. My call script uses --daemon and
--user slimserver etc...
(I created that user with its home directory at /home/slimserver).
SlimServer tries to access its database in the /root/ folder - where the
user slimserver does not have access to. I guess the first time you ran
slimserver you did it as root. Try removing /etc/slimserver* as well as
~/.slimserver.prefs. Then start slimserver as user slimserver. This
should create a new .slimserver.prefs file.
Or use the --cachedir option.
This used to work just fine for V5.4.x where all user files would
get created in /home/slimserver but now it seems that --user doesn't
completely work (seems like some paths are hardcoded maybe?)
I guess it was configured when you (accidentally?) ran it as user root.
Tonight I'll try looking at the code that generates the error to see
if I can find anything...
Have fun :-)
Thanks,
Daniel
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:07:11 +0200, Michael Herger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Daniel
What linux are you using? How did you install?
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:21:14 +, Daniel Born [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi,
If I try to have the slimserver run as another user (slimserver), I
get this message in log file:
DBI connect('dbname=/root/.slimserversql.db','',...) failed: unable to
open database file(1) at dbdimp.c line 94 at
/usr/local/slimserver6/Slim/DataStores/DBI/DataModel.pm line 106
Since my user slimserver has its home directory at /home/slimserver,
it's not surprising that it can't open the file in the root's home
directory. If I use user root, then it works fine.
Thanks,
Daniel
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Re: [slim] Unable to run slimserver 6.0.0 on linux as user other than root
Another thing, after clearing out everything and re-installing I got
this message in the log file (over and over):
Couldn't write preferences file out /etc/slimserver6.conf
It appears that this file was created by slimserver under user root...
After a chown slimserver:slimserver, things were able to be saved in
the prefs file...
What do I need to do to have this run as user slimserver?? I have
everything under /usr/local/slimserver6 as user slimserver:slimserver,
my startup script uses --user slimserver and still... what am I
missing?
Thanks,
Daniel
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:21:03 +, Daniel Born
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That's the thing, I haven't run it as root. As a matter of fact, I
just cleared out *everything* pertaining to slimserver on my
linkstation and reinstalled *everything* back from the official 6.0.0
release. Then I used my startup script with the --user slimserver in
it and it still does the exact same thing...
Thankfully it seems that setting the --cachedir to the directory I
wanted did the trick though. I still think there's a bug in the code.
Thanks,
Daniel
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:20:43 +0200, Michael Herger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:55:22 +, Daniel Born [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi Michael,
I'm running slimserver on a Buffalo Linkstation. I downloaded the
complete .tar.gz archive and expanded it in /usr/local/slimserver
directory so I did not use any rpm. My call script uses --daemon and
--user slimserver etc...
(I created that user with its home directory at /home/slimserver).
SlimServer tries to access its database in the /root/ folder - where the
user slimserver does not have access to. I guess the first time you ran
slimserver you did it as root. Try removing /etc/slimserver* as well as
~/.slimserver.prefs. Then start slimserver as user slimserver. This
should create a new .slimserver.prefs file.
Or use the --cachedir option.
This used to work just fine for V5.4.x where all user files would
get created in /home/slimserver but now it seems that --user doesn't
completely work (seems like some paths are hardcoded maybe?)
I guess it was configured when you (accidentally?) ran it as user root.
Tonight I'll try looking at the code that generates the error to see
if I can find anything...
Have fun :-)
Thanks,
Daniel
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:07:11 +0200, Michael Herger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Daniel
What linux are you using? How did you install?
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:21:14 +, Daniel Born [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi,
If I try to have the slimserver run as another user (slimserver), I
get this message in log file:
DBI connect('dbname=/root/.slimserversql.db','',...) failed: unable to
open database file(1) at dbdimp.c line 94 at
/usr/local/slimserver6/Slim/DataStores/DBI/DataModel.pm line 106
Since my user slimserver has its home directory at /home/slimserver,
it's not surprising that it can't open the file in the root's home
directory. If I use user root, then it works fine.
Thanks,
Daniel
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Re: [slim] Unable to run slimserver 6.0.0 on linux as user other than root
Daniel
What linux are you using? How did you install?
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:21:14 +, Daniel Born [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi,
If I try to have the slimserver run as another user (slimserver), I
get this message in log file:
DBI connect('dbname=/root/.slimserversql.db','',...) failed: unable to
open database file(1) at dbdimp.c line 94 at
/usr/local/slimserver6/Slim/DataStores/DBI/DataModel.pm line 106
Since my user slimserver has its home directory at /home/slimserver,
it's not surprising that it can't open the file in the root's home
directory. If I use user root, then it works fine.
Thanks,
Daniel
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