Change what user Plex runs as

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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for #3 it should work like this:

Stop plex if it is running
>sudo service plexmediaserver stop

Edit the plexmediaserver file




sudo nano /etc/default/plexmediaserver

scroll down to

PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_USER=plex    ← change this to the username you want to use

save changes




Modify groups




sudo addgroup plex youruser

sudo addgroup youruser plex




then start plex again




sudo service plexmediaserver start