What determines access permissions when I add a new folder?

[crusher11 1101]

When I add a folder to an existing library, it seems to be random whether users get access by default or not. 

[Luke 42079]

HI, for any given user, if you've checked the box to grant them access to all libraries, then they'll have access to the new library. If not, then you'll have to grant it to them manually.

[crusher11 1101]

That's definitely not true. I keep having to go in and uncheck things for users with limited access. 

[Happy2Play 9780]

This is 100% unrelated to Emby and controlled by your filesystem.  So this would be a platform specific or others topic.

[Luke 42079]

4 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

This is 100% unrelated to Emby and controlled by your filesystem.  So this would be a platform specific or others topic.

I'm pretty sure he means users in Emby and libraries in Emby,  and therefore Emby user library permissions.

[crusher11 1101]

26 minutes ago, Luke said:

I'm pretty sure he means users in Emby and libraries in Emby,  and therefore Emby user library permissions.

@Happy2Play Yes, this. 

[Happy2Play 9780]

So Emby user has assigned permission to control the filesystem?  But still comes back to filesystem permissions, correct?

[seanbuff 1318]

In my experience, adding a new folder to an existing library, automatically grants access to any user who previously had access to the top-level Library

Anyone who didn't originally have access to any of that Library's folders will not get access to the new folder. Are you seeing something different @crusher11?

[crusher11 1101]

1 hour ago, Happy2Play said:

So Emby user has assigned permission to control the filesystem?  But still comes back to filesystem permissions, correct?

WTF are you talking about?

[crusher11 1101]

58 minutes ago, seanbuff said:

In my experience, adding a new folder to an existing library, automatically grants access to any user who previously had access to the top-level Library

Anyone who didn't originally have access to any of that Library's folders will not get access to the new folder. Are you seeing something different @crusher11?

Not sure. When I changed the recording path everyone lost access, but that could've been a deletion/recreation of the library as far as the system was concerned, rather than a folder change.

Edited October 26, 2022 by crusher11

[ebr 16184]

19 hours ago, seanbuff said:

In my experience, adding a new folder to an existing library, automatically grants access to any user who previously had access to the top-level Library

That makes perfect sense...

[crusher11 1101]

Perhaps, but I'm adding a new drive, so I'm duplicating all my folders, and I have to go through each user and manually remove permission for stubs, 4K, VC-1, etc etc.

On the other hand, I'd otherwise have to manually add permission for the actual movies, so both are a pain in the ass.