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FS#71415 - minidlna.service file has CacheDirectory set which prevents it to start when the cache dir exists.
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Opened by Tomas M. (eldragon) - Thursday, 01 July 2021, 20:18 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Thursday, 22 December 2022, 00:46 GMT
Opened by Tomas M. (eldragon) - Thursday, 01 July 2021, 20:18 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Thursday, 22 December 2022, 00:46 GMT
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DetailsMinidlna stores its database and thumbs at /var/cache/minidlna
Systemd on the other hand treats /var/cache/minidlna as a cache folder which wont survive service restarts and expects the directory to not exist when starting the service and CacheDirectory=minidlna exists in its service unit file. the db_dir is supposed to be permanent. Additional info: * package version(s) * config and/or log files etc. * link to upstream bug report, if any Steps to reproduce: install minidlna and set it up. its cache dir is /var/cache/minidlna where it stores its db and thumbnails. This is expected to be readwrite and permanent (persists restarts of the service). When starting after a reboot or restarting the service. it will fail with the following error: Jul 01 16:15:25 emmet systemd[2222]: minidlna.service: Failed to set up special execution directory in /var/cache: File exists Jul 01 16:15:25 emmet systemd[2222]: minidlna.service: Failed at step CACHE_DIRECTORY spawning /usr/bin/minidlnad: File exists Clearing the variable Cachedirectory solves the problem. From the documentation, the correct directory for semi-permanent data is /var/lib/ (StateDirectory) which would require minidlna.conf to define its db_dir to /var/lib/minidlna Fix proposed: changing db_dir to /var/lib/minidlna in minidlna.conf adding an override for the systemd unit file minidlna.service with the following [service] ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/minidlna CacheDirectory= StateDirectory=minidlna fixes the problem. The ReadWritePaths might be unnecessary. |
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Closed by Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 00:46 GMT
Reason for closing: Works for me
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 00:46 GMT
Reason for closing: Works for me

I cannot reproduce it