LMS won't start on new Debian server

[karl101]

Hello

I'm trying to get the latest stable LMS 8.1.1 running on this new debian server I'm moving my media stuff over to, but the service won't start.

The installation process I've undertaken:

$ sudo dpkg -i logitechmediaserver_8.1.1_amd64.deb
Selecting previously unselected package logitechmediaserver.
(Reading database ... 144653 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack logitechmediaserver_8.1.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking logitechmediaserver (8.1.1) ...
Setting up logitechmediaserver (8.1.1) ...
Adding system user `squeezeboxserver' (UID 118) ...
Adding new user `squeezeboxserver' (UID 118) with group `nogroup' ...
Not creating home directory `/usr/share/squeezeboxserver'.
invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of start.

$ sudo systemctl start logitechmediaserver.service

$ sudo systemctl status logitechmediaserver.service
● logitechmediaserver.service - LSB: Startup script for the Logitech Media Server
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/logitechmediaserver; generated)
     Active: active (exited) since Sun 2021-06-13 12:36:49 BST; 18min ago
       Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
      Tasks: 0 (limit: 9486)
     Memory: 0B
        CPU: 0
     CGroup: /system.slice/logitechmediaserver.service

Jun 13 12:36:49 brian-syno systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Startup script for the Logitech Media Server...
Jun 13 12:36:49 brian-syno logitechmediaserver[422]: Making sure that Logitech Media Server is not running first:
Jun 13 12:36:49 brian-syno logitechmediaserver[463]: Warning: Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing nothing.
Jun 13 12:36:49 brian-syno logitechmediaserver[422]: Starting Logitech Media Server
Jun 13 12:36:49 brian-syno logitechmediaserver[465]: Warning: Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing nothing.
Jun 13 12:36:49 brian-syno logitechmediaserver[422]: .
Jun 13 12:36:49 brian-syno systemd[1]: Started LSB: Startup script for the Logitech Media Server.

I can't find any kind of error, nothing is appended to /var/log/squeezeboxserver/server.log

However if I use this:

sudo /usr/sbin/squeezeboxserver --user squeezeboxserver --group nogroup --debug

After a first installation or following a apt purge squeezeboxserver I need to install LMS again to fix sqlite errors, but once that is done it loads with the --debug above and I can see the web page on port 9000, but the systemctl service still will not start.

Any Ideas?
Thanks
Karl.

[Man in a van]

I don't know if this is helpful, but I recently installed version 8.1.2 on an old computer running LInux Mint

LINUS MINT --AMD 64

wget -O logitechmediaserver_amd64.deb $(wget -q -O - "https://www.mysqueezebox.com/update/?version=8.1.2&revision=1&geturl=1&os=debamd64")

Just change the version numbers

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sudo apt install./the downloaded file title

This drags in nearly all the binaries needed

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#sudo apt install libcrypt-openssl-rsa-perl lame -y

these are for lame and one of philippe's plugins

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or you could just run

sudo apt install libnet-ssleay-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl

atb

ronnie

[SpiderJon]

logitechmediaserver[463]: Warning: Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing nothing.

Running

sudo apt-get --reinstall install dpkg
sudo apt-get --reinstall install upstart

may well fix it. (The problem may be due to a damaged installation of one or both of dpkg or upstart.)

And/or there's:

Warning: Fake start-stop-daemon called
If you're running into this issue, it means that the OS installation didn't clean up after itself properly.
All you have to do is
# mv /sbin/start-stop-daemon.REAL /sbin/start-stop-daemon
And the services that require this utility will work properly.

See https://leavingwithnothing.blogspot....on-called.html

[karl101]

Hello

Thanks both, one or more of these got it working:

sudo apt install libnet-ssleay-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl
sudo apt-get --reinstall install dpkg
sudo apt --reinstall install ./logitechmediaserver_8.1.1_amd64.deb

upstart is not being used in Debian

Thanks again
Karl.