centuryx476 8 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) Hello, I have successfully mounted a windows share in ubuntu. Added it to /etc/fstab, made a creds file. Put them in 755 mode. I can go into emby and add the movies share as a library with no issues. But when I try to add the metadata share as an alternate location I get the error "emby server requires write access to this folder" In the screenshot below I did an ls -l on the two mounts and as far as I can see the permissions are identical. Why is one mount working (movies) but the other mount (metadata) not ? Both windows share have the same permissions I know this is something trivial that I am overlooking. I went thru the emby linux file guide but did not really help. I do not know what else to try. I am on Ubuntu 20.04.2 I got everything else working (SSL, movies, tvshows, port access, remote access) except this last hurdle. Thanks Edited August 27, 2021 by centuryx476 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Droid 670 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Please attach full Emby server log. Also the output from: ls -l /mnt/winshare_embymetadata/metadata namei -l /mnt/winshare_embymetadata/metadata With root ownership and read-only permissions the emby server won't be able to create subdirectories and files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centuryx476 8 Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 *** Error Report *** Version: 4.6.4.0 Command line: /opt/emby-server/system/EmbyServer.dll -programdata /var/lib/emby -ffdetect /opt/emby-server/bin/ffdetect -ffmpeg /opt/emby-server/bin/ffmpeg -ffprobe /opt/emby-server/bin/ffprobe -restartexitcode 3 -updatepackage emby-server-deb_{version}_amd64.deb Operating system: Linux version 5.4.0-81-generic (buildd@lgw01-amd64-052) (gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-17ubuntu1~20.04)) #91-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 15 19:09:17 UTC 2021 Framework: .NET Core 3.1.13 OS/Process: x64/x64 Runtime: opt/emby-server/system/System.Private.CoreLib.dll Processor count: 2 Data path: /var/lib/emby Application path: /opt/emby-server/system System.UnauthorizedAccessException: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path '/mnt/winshare_embymetadata/5ec340e8-5ddd-4983-be20-4c95da5f3c65' is denied. ---> System.IO.IOException: Permission denied --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at Interop.ThrowExceptionForIoErrno(ErrorInfo errorInfo, String path, Boolean isDirectory, Func`2 errorRewriter) at Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle.Open(String path, OpenFlags flags, Int32 mode) at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options) at System.IO.StreamWriter.ValidateArgsAndOpenPath(String path, Boolean append, Encoding encoding, Int32 bufferSize) at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor(String path) at System.IO.File.WriteAllText(String path, String contents) at Emby.Server.Implementations.IO.ManagedFileSystem.WriteAllText(String path, String text) at MediaBrowser.Api.EnvironmentService.EnsureWriteAccess(String path) at MediaBrowser.Api.EnvironmentService.Post(ValidatePath request) at Emby.Server.Implementations.Services.ServiceController.<>c__DisplayClass6_0.<VoidActionDelegate>b__0(Object service, Object request) at Emby.Server.Implementations.Services.ServiceController.Execute(HttpListenerHost appHost, Object requestDto, IRequest req) at Emby.Server.Implementations.Services.ServiceHandler.ProcessRequestAsync(HttpListenerHost appHost, IRequest httpReq, IResponse httpRes, RestPath restPath, String responseContentType, CancellationToken cancellationToken) at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.HttpListenerHost.RequestHandler(IRequest httpReq, ReadOnlyMemory`1 urlString, ReadOnlyMemory`1 localPath, CancellationToken cancellationToken) Source: System.Private.CoreLib TargetSite: Void ThrowExceptionForIoErrno(ErrorInfo, System.String, Boolean, System.Func`2[Interop+ErrorInfo,Interop+ErrorInfo]) InnerException: System.IO.IOException: Permission denied Source: TargetSite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centuryx476 8 Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 After applying a owner change. It still comes back as root Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Droid 670 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Pasting log content isn't very helpful, please attach full log. Your mount options are likely what's locking ownership to root. When using CIFS shares you should also add the nobrl mount option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centuryx476 8 Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, Q-Droid said: Pasting log content isn't very helpful, please attach full log. Your mount options are likely what's locking ownership to root. When using CIFS shares you should also add the nobrl mount option. There is ALOT of internal network information in the log that I don't want linked on a public forum. Can you give an example of the "nobrl" option ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodainas 188 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, centuryx476 said: There is ALOT of internal network information in the log that I don't want linked on a public forum. Can you give an example of the "nobrl" option ? Hi, the internal information is only the server address that repeats over and over, you can use notepad++ for example, to replace all the ocurrences of that address on the log file. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8356 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 17 minutes ago, centuryx476 said: I don't want linked on a public forum. You can always pm the info to the one requesting it or sanitize the log before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Droid 670 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 10 hours ago, centuryx476 said: There is ALOT of internal network information in the log that I don't want linked on a public forum. Can you give an example of the "nobrl" option ? Like the others said you can scrub your log before attaching or dm'ing it. Disclamer: I don't use CIFS mounts and can't test for exceptions. I don't know your current mount options or share usage and needs, so... Compare the mount entry below to what you have and add/replace to suit your needs. <host/share> <local path> cifs rw,uid=emby,gid=emby,nobrl,file_mode=0664,dir_mode=0775 0 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centuryx476 8 Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) embyserver.txt OK, I think I replaced everything in the file. @Q-Droid What do you use for mounts ? if I have to use something else then I shall. The only thing is that the drives are windows based and that I cannot change. OK so let me try and break it down in my head. I have a full Windows Active Directory. Emby-server is using a user in ubuntu called "emby". Do I create a windows AD account in my domain called "emby" and then put that in the cifs creds file ? Edited August 28, 2021 by centuryx476 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Droid 670 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 I don't use network storage for my Emby server. Focus on getting the permissions working for emby. If the shares can be mounted and accessed then don't mess with the credentials, AD or the Windows side yet. Have you tried changing the fstab entry to use the options I posted above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centuryx476 8 Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 I get this below when loading up It eventually continues on. And it does not get mounted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Droid 670 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 What changed? Let's compare how it looked before and after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centuryx476 8 Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 Hmm, I don't think my setup is NOT going to allow for this to work. Since the windows shares are NTFS as can be. I can get around all this if these were local connected drives, but in my situation I cannot do that. I cannot see a way to assign the "emby" user to these mounts! The comment out was the original command in fstab. Using a credentials file that has an AD User/Password in it. The bottom one is the one you supplied. The 997 and 998 is the emby info I get from "id emby". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Q-Droid 670 Posted August 28, 2021 Solution Share Posted August 28, 2021 You were not supposed to substitute your line with what I posted. It was so that you could review, compare and make changes to effect the permissions needed (add/replace). Many people are using CIFS/SMB/NTFS with Emby on Linux. It can work just need to sort it out. Removing the credentials is likely what caused it to fail. For the uid/gid you can use either the names or numeric values. Try this: <host/share> <local path> cifs credentials=/etc/cifs-credentials,rw,uid=997,gid=998,nobrl,file_mode=0664,dir_mode=0755 0 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centuryx476 8 Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 That did it. <host/share> <local path> cifs credentials=/etc/cifs-credentials,rw,uid=997,gid=998,nobrl,file_mode=0664,dir_mode=0755 0 0 Emby is nice and happy now!! Thank you very much for the assistance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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