Plexserver latest - Problems saving your server settings

[norskman]

Plexserver is great. I had it working an thought /i would upgrade to the latest version.

I deleted the plugin and started again.

I have now reloaded the plugin, configured the jail. checked the permissions. set user and group on the jail to group:nobody and user:nobody - with all settings set ( equivalent to chmod +777)

Now I have a problem - when I try to save settings in plexserver - plex announces 'Problems saving your sever settings'.
On the web interface I get an error ' connection to Plex server closed' and in the activity log 'unable to listen for event on plex_1'

I am sure it has something to do with permissions but not sure what.

any one got any ideas or ideas on how to debug?

 

[dlavigne]

Sounds more like a networking mis-config. Did you use Plugins or Jails? If Jails, how did you setup the Jail Configuration?

 

[kckopp]

Now I have a problem - when I try to save settings in plexserver - plex announces 'Problems saving your sever settings'.

Maybe the issue is with ownership. I think that PMS expects/needs its database to have both owner and group as plex.

From inside the jail try;

Code:

chown -R plex:plex /usr/pbi/plexmediaserver-amd64/plexdata

On the web interface I get an error ' connection to Plex server closed' and in the activity log 'unable to listen for event on plex_1'

If not related to ownership, I have seen these errors when the server has not been published to myPlex and you have logged into myPlex from PlexWeb, the web interface http://<jail-ip>:32400/web. From PlexWeb, go to account, then sign out, then settings, Plex Media Server, myPlex, sign in to publish server then you can sign in under account again.

 

[norskman]

I need a bit of help regarding your answers.

I setup Plex using the plugin route. Seems straightforward.
I did logout from the Plexweb interface. But when i tired to log back in using the myplex>settings page - it said there was an error of some sort. The default gateway on my main network has been set on plugin screen.

to run the Chown - I SSH into the jail - but then I need a password for the jail. The root password does not work. Or am I doing something wrong?
I did double check - I can SSH into my FreeNAS box fine.

 

[norskman]

I created a new account and now most things are working.....the Plex media server must be tied to an account somehow. If you create a new mediaserver then you need to connect to a new account - seems odd. But thtas what has happened.