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Skofo

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Registered: 2008-08-21

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[100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

Followed all of the initial steps on the Mpd ArchWiki page, but I'm stuck on the step to create a database..

[sko@OGC ~]$ mpd --create-db
cannot init supplementary groups of user "sko" at line 46: Operation not permitted
Can't create db file in "/var/lib/mpd": Permission denied
[sko@OGC ~]$ su
Password: 
bash-3.2# mpd --create-db
Can't create db file in "/var/lib/mpd": Permission denied

Any help is appreciated!

I think it might have something to do with the groups I'm in, so I'll just leave this right here:

[sko@OGC ~]$ cat /etc/group
root::0:root
bin::1:root,bin,daemon
daemon::2:root,bin,daemon
sys::3:root,bin
adm::4:root,daemon
tty::5:
disk::6:root
lp::7:daemon
mem::8:
kmem::9:
wheel::10:root
ftp::11:
mail::12:
uucp::14:
log::19:root
smmsp::25:
games::50:sko
network:x:90:
video:x:91:
audio::92:sko,mpd
optical::93:hal
floppy:x:94:hal
storage:x:95:hal
power:x:98:
nobody::99:
users::100:
locate:x:21:
dbus:x:81:
hal:x:82:
avahi:x:84:
mpd:x:45:

Last edited by Skofo (2008-09-17 00:51:32)

zyghom

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From: Poland/currently Africa

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

what about "su -"

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NoOneImportant

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From: Deep Southern California

Registered: 2007-02-13

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

have you tried not using /var/lib/mpd?

I use ~/.mpd for instance

finferflu

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

Why don't you specify a location for you mpd database in ~/.mpdconf (i.e. somewhere in your home folder)?

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sand_man

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Registered: 2008-06-10

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

You will need to change the permissions on those directories. Or just have mpd create the files in your home somewhere.

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Skofo

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Registered: 2008-08-21

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

That appears to have worked!
I still get an odd error, though. Should I be worried?

[sko@OGC ~]$ mpd --create-db
cannot init supplementary groups of user "sko" at line 46: Operation not permitted
added Gargaj_-_Rude_Awakening_-_Chaos_Theory_soundtrack.mp3

And nothing is showing up in Sonata--oh wait, there it is. Thanks a bunch, guys!

sand_man

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

Show us line 46 of your mpd.conf file

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sm4tik

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From: Finland, Jyväskylä

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

That appears to have worked!
I still get an odd error, though. Should I be worried?

[sko@OGC ~]$ mpd --create-db
cannot init supplementary groups of user "sko" at line 46: Operation not permitted
added Gargaj_-_Rude_Awakening_-_Chaos_Theory_soundtrack.mp3

And nothing is showing up in Sonata--oh wait, there it is. Thanks a bunch, guys!

That's probably because you're running the command as a regular user, not root. You didn't tell us how you start your mpd in the first place? Starting mpd as root is ok if you have set it to run as: user "user", which you've done in line 46 of the config.

sand_man

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

mpd needs to be started as a daemon in your rc.conf.
OR (as root)
# /etc/rc.d/mpd start

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Skofo

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Registered: 2008-08-21

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

Show us line 46 of your mpd.conf file

user   "sko"

Under DAEMON OPTIONS.
Is that bad?

sm4tik

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

Nope, if you read the description it clearly tells you it's good This is to prevent mpd running with root privlidges, even when started as root, e.g. at boot time.

Skofo

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Registered: 2008-08-21

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Re: [100% solved!]Cannot create MPD database

Nope, if you read the description it clearly tells you it's good This is to prevent mpd running with root privlidges, even when started as root, e.g. at boot time.

Ahh.
Thanks so much! All of you!

Last edited by Skofo (2008-09-17 00:51:03)