I commented those directories out of the config files and mediatomb is working well now.
As the version number is the same on both Ubuntu 13.10 and 14.04 maybe the problem is related to the Linux kernel and the inotify system. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1327553 Title: MediaTomb enters endless loop of crashing if permission to directory denied To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mediatomb/+bug/1327553/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs