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jamesbvaughan

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From: California

Registered: 2015-07-30

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Can't edit tags in ncmpcpp

I just installed ncmpcpp with mopidy and have been loving it so far, but I haven't been able to get the tag editor to work. Whenever I hit 'Save", I get this:

    Error while writing tags in "local:track:<whatever track I'm editing>"

I've checked other threads on similar problems, and the most common problem is not having your mpd library path in your ncmpcpp config, but I do (or at leas I think I do.) It's supposed to be like this, right?

   mpd_music_dir = /home/james/music

Is there anything else that could be causing that error? Thanks!

Klemvor

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From: Italy

Registered: 2012-09-29

Posts: 20

Re: Can't edit tags in ncmpcpp

You run MPD as user or you have a system-wide configuration? In the latter case are the permission of the music directory set in a way such that MPD can modify the files?

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jamesbvaughan

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From: California

Registered: 2015-07-30

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Re: Can't edit tags in ncmpcpp

I run it as user, so I don't think that that's the issue.

ajbibb

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Registered: 2012-02-12

Posts: 142

Re: Can't edit tags in ncmpcpp

My working config file, and all examples that I can find on the Internet, have double quotes around the path.  Something like this:

mpd_music_dir = "/home/james/music"

About the only thing I can see off the top of my head.