June 7, 201412 yr Hi, I have a 5.0.5 server, and is running Transmission on it. I am not able to delte or move files it download. I tried running it as root (owner 0) - no luck Now running as user "nobody" and the owner # is now 99 (same as if I manually put files on my array for PMS to read) Still no luck, I can't move or delete the files Any tips from this great community?
June 12, 201412 yr Is it possible the files were created when you were running transmission as 'root' but now are trying to move them as a lower level user such as 'nobody'? To determine the ownership of files you want to transfer, use # ls -l /mnt/transmission_download_dir/ which will list permissions of everything in the specific directory. If it displays 'root root' you'll be unable to move the files unless you're root. On the other hand, 'nobody users' enables you to move them as nobody. Running transmission as 'root' will make this a recurring issue, so it would be best to run it as a lower level user such as 'nobody' and make sure you use the corresponding username when you mount the directory to transfer the files.
June 12, 201412 yr yes, can you do an 'ls -la <downloads>' ? also, can you tell us how you are trying to move the files? command line (mv?), windows explorer session, automated via sickbeard etc etc? you should be able to leave transmission running as 'nobody'
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