Tvheadend - Local SMB Share Picons permission denied ?

MacNoname · November 16, 2021 at 5:05 PM

Hello again!

I'm not sure, where to put this thread (addon or general), so I try it here.

A routine check of the kodi.log shows, that TVH obviously has no rights to load the chanel icons) beneath several othe shares):

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 ERROR <general>: SMBDirectory->GetDirectory: Unable to open directory : 'smb://192.168.XXX.XXX/Picons/tvh'
                                                   unix_err:'d' error : 'Permission denied'

I can reach all the smb shares on the Librelec (10.0.1) RPi 4 from all other devices - without any problems. I also checked the UNIX rights on the folders, which seems to be alright (40755 - that should grant read rights to all local users, or?).

Where can I check and change the SMB-rights within Libreelec (the smb.conf just contains the min/max smb Versions and an include row) - or do I really have to create a brad new smb.con by my own?

Thanks in advance!

R.

EDIT: I use TvH 4.2.8-36...

elonesna · November 16, 2021 at 7:55 PM

I do not quite understand. I seem to remember that the file 'samba.conf.sample' is in the directory '/storage/.config'. You just have to rename it to 'samba.conf' and modify it if necessary.

I also do not understand the use of 'smb://http://192.168.XXX.XXX/Picons/tvh' in tvheadend, besides it does not include username and password, I think this syntax does not work in tvheadend and you will need to mount the remote directory samba in a directory local.

jadero · November 16, 2021 at 9:29 PM

This shows the correct setting:

Copy the generated picons to /storage/picons/tvh (or via the samba share) and everything should work just fine.

MacNoname · November 16, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Thanks a lot for your hints.

a) I concluded, that there' s a problem with TVH and the SMB or UNIX rights, because the error comes directly within the startentries of TVH in the log and DEBUG-log.

b) I had a closer look at the picon section and the settings in the webgui of TVH again. After I've seen, that some (not all) channels now get the channel logo from file:///storage/picons/tvh after I changed some settings as supposed, I guess now, the the SMB error in the log have other reasons, which I have to find out. I'll post it here.

c) Anyway: It seems, that I've to build my own smb.conf (it isn't my first ) - but I still wonder, where the settings for the "build in shares" (Recordings, Picons, Backup, Music, Update etc.) are hidden....

Greetings

R.

**chewitt** · November 17, 2021 at 4:07 AM

Startup scripts execute /etc/samba/smb.conf unless /storage/.config/samba.conf exists, then it is used. Note that the LE samba shares have a default credential (libreelec:libreelec) so smb://user:pass@ipaddress/ authentication will be required.

MacNoname · November 17, 2021 at 7:05 AM

Thanks a lot!

Obviously ... I searched this file with wrong parameters, so I just find "/storage/.config/samba.conf".

My fault. Anyway, thank you for this information....

Still guessing, where this error-messages in the log come from....

Greetings!

R.

MacNoname · November 27, 2021 at 5:17 PM

FYI (fixed before returning to LE 9.2.6.): Problem fixed. Wrong path within the Settings ->Menu/OSD->symbols->folder for Channelsymbols.

jadero · December 2, 2021 at 9:47 AM

Quote from MacNoname

FYI (fixed before returning to LE 9.2.6.): Problem fixed. Wrong path within the Settings ->Menu/OSD->symbols->folder for Channelsymbols.

True. I had to change the folder from "vdr" to "tvh" in "Picon path" setting.

MacNoname · December 4, 2021 at 7:29 PM

Quote from jadero

True. I had to change the folder from "vdr" to "tvh" in "Picon path" setting.

Great, when it fitted to you! But that was not quite my problem. Everthing within TVH was correct - but there was a change in the naming within the share - therefore the path for the channelicons in KODI (!) did not work further (and it seemed, it blocked everything else witihn the PVR settings... ?!? I don't know.....).., I changed the path to the share from ".../Picons/... " to ".../picons/...." that caused the errors in the logfile....

After that everythings worked smoothly... but, I downgrades to LE 9.2.6 for usability reasons ... for the moment at least ....