No longer able to control playback for other users?

[Whiskeyjack 6]

Hey guys,

 

I remember in the past I'd be able to stop active streams of other users, but now I seem to only be able to do that for myself.  For what it's worth, I made sure I was using the administrator account.

 

[ebr 16199]

Did you check the specific permission to "Allow Remote Control of Other Users"?

[Whiskeyjack 6]

Did you check the specific permission to "Allow Remote Control of Other Users"?

Hi,

 

Yep, I checked.  I removed the permission, saved, readded it, and still don't have control.

[ebr 16199]

Are the others remote connections?

[Whiskeyjack 6]

Are the others remote connections?

Yep, all except mine.

[horstepipe 422]

This seems to be quiet random here, too. I‘m seeing the playback control buttons for some users, for some others I don’t. These users all have the same settings/permissions and all use Kodi. Never was a problem for me personally as I don’t need/want to control their playback, but I‘m having that issue for years. Just fyi

[cuzz1369 7]

This seems to be quiet random here, too. I‘m seeing the playback control buttons for some users, for some others I don’t. These users all have the same settings/permissions and all use Kodi. Never was a problem for me personally as I don’t need/want to control their playback, but I‘m having that issue for years. Just fyi

Same here. I dont use the feature ever but have noticed since I started with emby 2 years ago that it is hit or miss.

 

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[darkassassin07 653]

I've noticed this a fair amount myself across random users and random clients.

Most of the time I can control the clients connected to my server via the dash, but every now and then a client will have no media controls, just an 'i' button if transcoding and the current playback progress actively counting up.

[ebr 16199]

I believe this will all come down to whether or not a websocket connection between the dash and that client is active and that can be impacted by network configuration and conditions.

[horstepipe 422]

I believe this will all come down to whether or not a websocket connection between the dash and that client is active and that can be impacted by network configuration and conditions.

I expected the websocket to be the issue here. Would be nice if you could give us some guidance how to check (in log?) if a websocket connection is present or not and how to troubleshoot not working websocket connections. As far as I know, Kodi's real time sync relies on these connections, too. So if the websocket is not established, users have to restart their kodi device to make database changes sync on their devices.