mt-daapd not scanning sub directories

[zdroshnya]

Hi all,

first post here 🙂

I’ve just set up the mt-daapd server on Unslung 6.8.
Tried first just some mp3 files, and it went ok. Hearing them now on Rhythmbox.

The problem is that any sound files on the subdirectories are not added to the library…is that a standard definition that I’ll have to live with, or is there any configuration parameter that one can set up? (found nothing in mt-daapd.conf file…)

The files are on a WD MyBook 250GB, set up as a root disk on the Disk2 USB port.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Miguel

[rpedde]

@zdroshnya wrote:

Hi all,

first post here 🙂

I’ve just set up the mt-daapd server on Unslung 6.8.
Tried first just some mp3 files, and it went ok. Hearing them now on Rhythmbox.

The problem is that any sound files on the subdirectories are not added to the library…is that a standard definition that I’ll have to live with, or is there any configuration parameter that one can set up? (found nothing in mt-daapd.conf file…)

The files are on a WD MyBook 250GB, set up as a root disk on the Disk2 USB port.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Miguel

It’s almost certainly permissions. Check to make sure the directories are at least r-x by the user that mt-daapd runs as (nobody).

– Ron

[polak]

Yes I had the same problem and changing permissions to rw AND x was required to see the subfolders. Being a linux newbie and not understanding the ‘nobody’ user I went for a+rwx i.e. enabling all users.

[polak]

Oh, and it took this linux newbie a while to figure out that you need the -R option to change permissions down through the sub-directories of your music folder i.e. you need the following (as root): –

chmod -R a+rwx /home/user_name/music

…substituting your username and music path as appropriate and make that a -R not a -r!

[zdroshnya]

It needed write permissions…even if i don;t really understand why it needs them.

Thx a lot!
Miguel

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