minidlna

[Sarunas Burdulis]

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On 03/26/2013 02:52 PM, Ash Wyllie wrote:
> My TV says it is a dlna client, so I want to set up my Ubuntu desktop as
> a dlna server using minidlna. So far it isn't working.

If you installed it as an Ubuntu package, it should have attempted to
start the service with all the proper privileges/permissions. You can
check for minidlna process and ports it's listening, for example:

$ ps aux|grep dlna
$ sudo netstat -tupln

You may have to open your desktop's firewall, if any, for connections to
corresponding ports.

> Here is the output from Terminal:
> 
> ashw at ashw-desktop:~$ minidlna --d
> [2013/03/26 14:38:29] minidlna.c:745: error: Unknown option: --d
> ashw at ashw-desktop:~$ minidlna -d
> [2013/03/26 14:38:38] daemonize.c:101: error: Unable to open pidfile for
> writing /var/run/minidlna.pid: Permission denied
> [2013/03/26 14:38:38] minidlna.c:881: warn: Starting ReadyDLNA version
> 1.0.25.
> [2013/03/26 14:38:38] utils.c:260: warn: make_dir: cannot create
> directory '/var/cache/minidlna'
> [2013/03/26 14:38:38] minidlna.c:318: fatal: ERROR: Failed to open
> sqlite database!  Exiting...
> 
> I understand the why of permissions, but not the how of to change them.
> Or even in this case where to change permissions.

If you want to start minidlna directly from the command line for test
purposes, you should do it as a superuser:

$ sudo minidlna -d

Currently the Ubuntu-way (i.e. using Upstart) would be to use

$ sudo service minidlna [ start | stop | restart ]

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Sarunas Burdulis
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