[Linux] download directories dont save

[benharvey1985]

hello, and thanks for taking the time to try and help me first things first my setup:

Version: 0.5.0Beta4
OS: Ubuntu Karmic
Install-type: Linux repository


every time i restart my pc the download folders change back to defaults ('/username/.sabnzbd/downloads')
i wish for them to be ('/media/sdc1/')

if i change them in config then restart the server they stay as i have set them, but only revert to defaults if i restart which leads me to believe sabnzbd loads before the drives are mounted correctly.

if anyone knows of a way to rectify this i would be greatful to hear it.

thanks in advance.

[shypike]

How do you start SABnzbd?
If you run it in user mode, the administrative files are all in  $HOME/.sabnzbd and
the downloaded files in $HOME/downloads/incomplete (temporary)
and $HOME/downloads/complete (final).
The configuration file sabnzbd.ini is in the $HOME/.sabnzbd folder.
Make sure it's writable.

When you start it as a daemon, look at the package instructions to configure it properly.
We do not create the packages. However the maintainer of the package
has a thread in the General section, top item.

[jcfp]

if i change them in config then restart the server they stay as i have set them, but only revert to defaults if i restart which leads me to believe sabnzbd loads before the drives are mounted correctly.

Logic dictates two possible fixes: mount the partitions timely (by adding them to /etc/fstab - google knows how), or delay the startup of sab until a certain condition is met (like a specific directory being available). The latter can be done as follows:

1. Disable the normal auto-startup:

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sudo update-rc.d sabnzbdplus stop 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 .

2. Create a file with a script like this (obviously, you should place it outside the directory you're testing for):

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while [ ! -d /YOUR/DIR/HERE ]; do sleep 10; done
/etc/init.d/sabnzbdplus start

3. Make things run on startup by adding a line to /etc/rc.local:

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/bin/sh /FULL/PATH/TO/YOUR/SCRIPT &

[benharvey1985]

thanks for the quick replies, i shall try these suggestions and report back.

[benharvey1985]

i had to do a fresh install of 0.4.12 and managed to use a handy tool to mount them using fstab (took about 5 minutes) using "storage device manager" which i added using the command:

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sudo apt-get install pysdm

and then running it from System > Admin  > Storage Device Manager

thank you shypike and jcfp for giving me some more ideas and helping me solve this.