File Permissions Guide for New Linux Users

This post is aimed at brand new users who need help setting the file permissions so that Emby can access your media. File permissions for Linux native filesystems The first thing you need to understand is how Linux determines the file permissions for any file on a compatible file system, e.g. ext4, ext3, xfs, btrfs, etc. You can view the current file permissions by typing ls -l /path/to/media Doing so should leave you with output like drwxr-xr-x. 2 emby users 4096 Dec 22 23:05 Tran

I apoligize for my late reply, I ran this command and I am now able to grant "read" and "write" access to the home folder with all its subfolders: setfacl -m user:emby:rxw /home/myusername or to grant "read only" access to specific folders: setfacl -m user:emby:rx /home/myusername/Music setfacl -m user:emby:rx /home/myusername/Videos setfacl -m user:emby:rx /home/myusername/Pictures Since Live TV must be read and written, then it