Plex default User on Pi:
A number of online tutorials detailing the process to set up a Plex Server on Raspberry pi (4) recommend changing the default user from ‘Plex’ to ‘pi’.
The process involves a command:
sudo nano /etc/default/plexmediaserver
and then looking for the line ‘PLEX_MEDIA-SERVER-USER’, where the file can be edited to change the name.
When I invoke the sudo nano command above, I am taken to the nano text editor - which is empty!
Nor have I been able to find the: ‘/etc/default/plexmediaserver’ file in the raspbian folder structure - so I can’t edit it there…
I’ve since seen some more recent comments suggesting that this process has been superseded. However, I have not been able to find another approach to making the user name change.
Setting a Static IP on Raspberry Pi:
Most of the online tutorials detail a process involving the command:
sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt
When I invoke this command I am taken to the nano text editor where I am instructed to enter the pi IP address,
The txt editor is already populated with some text, but there is no line ‘IP’: and the cursor will not move from the top of the page. Should I simply enter the following: ‘ip=’, at the cursor position at the top of the window, followed by CTRL+X, then Y?
Mounting USB drives
I want to use a USB Drive formatted ntfs to hold media. I’ve loaded ntfs-3g already.
I have the UUID, GID, and UID information for the drive.
I am instructed to edit the ‘fstab’ file using the command:
sudo nano /etc/fstab
This opens the nano text editor where I am told to add a line with the UUID, GID, and UID.
Again, the nano text window opens, with the cursor at the top of the page. Should I simply enter my text line at the existing cursor position?
UUID= /media/ auto nofail,uid=,gid=, noatime 0 0
A lifelong Mac user, the Linux OS has been a steep learning curve for me.
Thank you for any assistance
