LMS won't scan network media folder

[funkincubator]

I recently installed LMS on an old netbook running XP. It's HD is too small for my music collection, so I'm using my Go Flex Home network storage drive. It's address is \\goflex_home\...\FLACfiles. The web GUI wouldn't accept this type of address, but the control panel allowed me to browse for it and select it as my library folder. Success, the scanner found my music files and I was listening to music with my new configuration.

Today, I had to reboot the netbook to fix an issue with the screensavers (the only option available when not playing or off was "none"; strange, but the reboot fixed it). However, LMS could no longer see my media library folder. I have 0 artists with 0 albums. When I tried to access my network drive, I had to enter a password. I figured this might be why LMS couldn't access the folder so I stopped and restarted the server, no luck. Using the control panel, I deleted the library path, then re-entered it, nothing. I deleted it again, pointed it instead to the default My Music folder, and the scan found the two "sample music" files there. Deleted that, re-entered the network folder once more, and the scan found those same two files. I suspect, and the scanner log confirms that the scan is still looking in ...\my music folder, even though the only path I've given it is the \\goflex... network folder.

Please help. It'd be less frustrating if this wasn't working yesterday.

[mherger]

When LMS is running as a service and you're trying to access a network
share, then you must enter user credentials which are allowed to access
that share. See the corresponding option in the control panel.

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Michael

[funkincubator]

I've looked in every tab. Is it the username and password under startup options? I figured that was to log into windows.

[mherger]

> I've looked in every tab. Is it the username and password under startup
> options? I figured that was to log into windows.

You're correct: that's the one you need, and it is indeed required to log
in to Windows (for the service). Unless the service is "logged in", you
cannot access network shares. Make sure the account information you enter
is allowed to access your NAS.

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Michael

[mikfin]

> I've looked in every tab. Is it the username and password under startup
> options? I figured that was to log into windows.

You're correct: that's the one you need, and it is indeed required to log
in to Windows (for the service). Unless the service is "logged in", you
cannot access network shares. Make sure the account information you enter
is allowed to access your NAS.

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Michael

I think I'm having the same problem. All of a sudden (at least I'm not aware of any changes I've made) the Logitech mediaserver won't scan/rescan my music. It's as if it doesn't exist. I've tried uninstalling, reinstalling, rebooting, everything I can think of and nothing. As far as the password issue I don't have a password to log on to my computer so I've nothing to enter in the control panel where it asks for username and password. The other thing I've noticed is that I now have to open the control panel as an administrator which I've never had to do before. Any help would be appreciated.

[Trumpetplayer]

I think I'm having the same problem. All of a sudden (at least I'm not aware of any changes I've made) the Logitech mediaserver won't scan/rescan my music. It's as if it doesn't exist. I've tried uninstalling, reinstalling, rebooting, everything I can think of and nothing. As far as the password issue I don't have a password to log on to my computer so I've nothing to enter in the control panel where it asks for username and password. The other thing I've noticed is that I now have to open the control panel as an administrator which I've never had to do before. Any help would be appreciated.

Same problem here, any help would be appreciated