FS#13121 - [mpd] Running mpd (daemon) as mpd (user) breaks the "update the library"

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by João Vieira (Vieira) - Wednesday, 04 February 2009, 19:26 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 14:20 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description:
If I run mpd (daemon) as mpd (user) by setting user=mpd in the mpd.conf file then I cannot update library from sonata (running as my user). Also If I try to mpd --create-db an error occurs: cannot setgid for user "mpd" at line 46: Operation not permitted
This makes running mpd as mpd a bit useless however the mpd.install creates mpd user and group so I suspect that users are intended to run mpd as user mpd?

Additional info:
* 0.14.1-3
* in /etc/mpd.conf user=mpd


Steps to reproduce:
1) set user=mpd in the mpd.conf file.
2) sudo /etc/rc.d/mpd restart
3) check that you can no longer update the library from sonata or ny running mpd --create-db (without sudo).
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Closed by  Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 14:20 GMT
Reason for closing:  Works for me
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Friday, 20 February 2009, 04:21 GMT
Alexander: I'm working on an mpd rebuild. If you can test this, and post fixed PKGBUILD and/or .install file here, I'll do the fix in the repo. I could also update it but I don't use mpd.
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Saturday, 21 February 2009, 06:54 GMT
You can't update the library because it's in a directory which is rw for the mpd user only. Setting the directory to rw for the mpd group too would fix this. I'm unsure what the implications would be.
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Saturday, 06 June 2009, 18:26 GMT
what is the status of this?
Comment by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Saturday, 03 October 2009, 13:12 GMT
try to reinstall package (to reset rights) because I can update my library here.
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Saturday, 03 October 2009, 13:14 GMT
chown mpd:mpd -R /var/{lib,log,run}/mpd is done during install/upgrade, so unless you broke permissions or use another path to the library - apps like sonata should have access

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