Can't login to emby

[avalon65 2]

I have been using emby for some time, and then there was an update which wouldn't work. So fro a thread on this forum I installed another version of emby which opens fine. The problem I have now tho' is that my username and or password is not recognised. When I tap on forgot password a message comes up saying it has sent something to:

var/db/emby-server/passwordreset.txt. It's not on my FreeNAS server and I can't access the /var/db folder on my  android tablet.

How  do I get to the password rest file, or is there another way I can reset my password.

Thanks

 

[Luke 36997]

Hi, it might be there but marked hidden. Have you tried using the file browser on your freenas?

[avalon65 2]

In a FreeNAS shell , going to /var/db, there are no hidden files nor folders there , but in the root directory there are some hidden files denoted by a .

root@freenas:/var/db #
collectd/               nfs-stablerestart       samba4/
entropy/                nfs-stablerestart.bak   services.db
freebsd-update/         ntp/                    statd.status
hyperv/                 ntpd.drift              sudo/
ipf/                    ntpd.leap-seconds.list  syslog-ng.ctl=
ipfs-go/                nut/                    syslog-ng.persist
locate.database        pkg/            system/
mountdtab        ports/            zfsd/
netdata/        portsnap/        zoneinfo
root@freenas:v/var/db

 

 

Edited November 16, 2020 by avalon65

[Luke 36997]

@MRobi have you tried to do this before?

[avalon65 2]

Tried to do what?

Update:

I rebooted my tablet and tried logging into my emby server again. This time the password and username worked ok!!

 

Problem solved, thanks.

 

 

[Luke 36997]

Thanks for the feedback.

[MRobi 159]

6 hours ago, avalon65 said:

In a FreeNAS shell , going to /var/db, there are no hidden files nor folders there , but in the root directory there are some hidden files denoted by a .

root@freenas:/var/db #
collectd/               nfs-stablerestart       samba4/
entropy/                nfs-stablerestart.bak   services.db
freebsd-update/         ntp/                    statd.status
hyperv/                 ntpd.drift              sudo/
ipf/                    ntpd.leap-seconds.list  syslog-ng.ctl=
ipfs-go/                nut/                    syslog-ng.persist
locate.database        pkg/            system/
mountdtab        ports/            zfsd/
netdata/        portsnap/        zoneinfo
root@freenas:v/var/db

 

 

Based on this you are looking for the file in FreeNAS' root directory. Emby would be running in a jail.

So your first step should be open the shell from within the jail, or if using something like putty you would use a command such as "iocage console JAILNAME".

From there you could navigate to /var/db/emby-server

[avalon65 2]

Thanks, yes that did it. /var/db/emby-server/passwordreset.txt was in the emby jail shell.

I know where to look next time.

Edited November 16, 2020 by avalon65