can't stop mpd [solved]

darweth · 2007-04-19 22:23:12

hey --- i just recently installed mpd doing a "user" install for bepogi, not a root install. it loads fine at startup and i can play music using all sorts of clients fine, but i cannot shut it down at all. i have to power off the pc with the daemon still running. i try it manually too and see:

[root@bepogi bepogi]# /etc/rc.d/mpd start
:: Starting Music Player Daemon [DONE]
[root@bepogi bepogi]# /etc/rc.d/mpd stop
:: Stopping Music Player Daemon [FAIL]

hrm. what could be the problem? i asked in #mpd and they said it could be a kernel issue or something. no idea. any clues on this?

I am using the latest possible 2.6.20 kernel btw.

Last edited by darweth (2007-04-20 07:30:28)

stonecrest · 2007-04-20 01:26:27

You need to have a pid_file specified in your mpd.conf. Comment out that line and it will work.

# If you wish to use mpd --kill to stop MPD, then you must
# specify a file here in which to store MPD's process ID.
#
pid_file "~/.mpd/mpd.pid"

FWIW, the latest mpd package has this correct: http://cvs.archlinux.org/cgi-bin/viewcv … cvs-markup

Last edited by stonecrest (2007-04-20 01:28:27)

darweth · 2007-04-20 03:21:02

Oh! Thank you very much! I was using the Arch Wiki (perhaps I should edit it) and extra package. There was no mention of this. I really appreciate the help.

stonecrest · 2007-04-20 04:28:12

You're right, mpd's rc.d script was recently changed and this wasn't yet reflected on the wiki. I added it to the wiki along with the suggestion to also have a state_file (and what they are both used for).

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#1 2007-04-19 22:23:12

can't stop mpd [solved]

#2 2007-04-20 01:26:27

Re: can't stop mpd [solved]

#3 2007-04-20 03:21:02

Re: can't stop mpd [solved]

#4 2007-04-20 04:28:12

Re: can't stop mpd [solved]

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