Hey everyone, I've made the leap to Linux and I'm fully moving away from Windows. I'm currently setting up my Jellyfin media server, but I'm running into a bit of a snag. I can't seem to share my media folder, which is stored on a separate drive from my OS. I want to stick to using the Ubuntu UI for now since I'm still getting the hang of Linux as part of my exploration. I've granted the Jellyfin group full rights to the drive and its main 'Media' folder, but I can't find a way to give access to the individual subfolders like Movies, TV Shows, etc. Any guidance would be appreciated!
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I just set up Jellyfin using the UI, and it's quite different from Windows. It can be challenging to manage everything only through the GUI; having some terminal skills really helps streamline the process.
I set up Jellyfin on a separate drive too and had similar issues at first. I ended up getting assistance from a friend who walked me through it. If you haven’t figured it out yet, reach out to someone who can help out, it really makes a difference!
If you can access the main folder but not the subfolders, you need to set recursive permissions. Those commands I mentioned will help a lot. But just to expand on that, the `7` in permissions gives full edit rights to the owner, while the `0` denies access completely to others, which you might want to keep in mind!
It sounds like the permissions on your files might not be set correctly. You may need to change the ownership recursively. Try running this command: `sudo chown -R user:jellyfinGroupName /your/directory` where 'user' is your username and 'jellyfinGroupName' is the group Jellyfin uses. After that, give access with `sudo chmod -R 770 /your/directory`.
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