Squeezebox won't scan my library under Ubuntu! Please help!

[albertone74]

Hi all,
First of all I apologize if this has been already asked before. I have installed Squeezebox on my new server running Ubuntu 12.04. Basically any folder I pick up (like for example /home/user/music) when I hit the button "Clear library and rescan everything" no albums/songs are found at all. Am I missing anything? I hope you can help me out with this as I am going nuts, I can't work it out!
Many thanks in advance for your kind help.
Regards,
Alberto

[aubuti]

First there is the obvious: "any folder you pick up" has to contain music tracks for LMS to do the scan.

Second is the less obvious: file permissions. The files have to be readable by the user "logitechmediaserver" (or maybe it's still using username "squeezeboxserver"). That's because LMS runs under that username, not your personal username. The normal thing to do is to make sure the music files are readable by _all_ users. For best security the music files should not be writable by all users, but only by the file owner, which is normally your own username. However the playlist folder and files need to be writable by the user logitechmediaserver if you want to save playlists in LMS.

[albertone74]

Thanks for your kind suggestions! I can't wait to get home tonight and give it a go...I will let you know then. Many thanks indeed!

[pablolie]

definitely make sure that you have added the correct music folder to LMS.

if LMS isn't finding your drive, it is because you have to yet set the right permissions: i run ubuntu 12.04 and have my music on an external NTFS drive. i had to make sure the drive was mounted. i use the NTFS Configuration Tool (which needs to be installed) and run it once.

[albertone74]

Great news aubuti/pablolie! I have got everything up and running now! The problem was with the right permissions indeed.
Thanks again for the kind and prompt help. I simply love this forum!!!!