Failed to start Plex Media Server

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Sep 01 18:26:49 raspberrypi sudo[1677]: pi : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/pi ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/service plexmediaserver restart
Sep 01 18:26:49 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Plex Media Server…
– Subject: A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has begun execution
– A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has begun execution.
Sep 01 18:26:49 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Plex Media Server.
– Subject: A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished successfully
– A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished successfully.
Sep 01 18:26:49 raspberrypi Plex Media Server[1689]: PMS: failure detected. Read/write access is required for path: /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server
Sep 01 18:26:49 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
– An ExecStart= process belonging to unit plexmediaserver.service has exited.
Sep 01 18:26:49 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
– The unit plexmediaserver.service has entered the ‘failed’ state with result ‘exit-code’.
Sep 01 18:26:54 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Service RestartSec=5s expired, scheduling restart.
Sep 01 18:26:54 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
– Automatic restarting of the unit plexmediaserver.service has been scheduled, as the result for
Sep 01 18:26:54 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped Plex Media Server.
– Subject: A stop job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished
– A stop job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished.
Sep 01 18:26:54 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Plex Media Server…
– Subject: A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has begun execution
– A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has begun execution.
Sep 01 18:26:54 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Plex Media Server.
– Subject: A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished successfully
– A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished successfully.
Sep 01 18:26:54 raspberrypi Plex Media Server[1705]: PMS: failure detected. Read/write access is required for path: /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server
Sep 01 18:26:54 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
– An ExecStart= process belonging to unit plexmediaserver.service has exited.
Sep 01 18:26:54 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
– The unit plexmediaserver.service has entered the ‘failed’ state with result ‘exit-code’.
Sep 01 18:26:55 raspberrypi sudo[1717]: pi : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/pi ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/service plexmediaserver status
Sep 01 18:26:59 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Service RestartSec=5s expired, scheduling restart.
Sep 01 18:26:59 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2.
– Automatic restarting of the unit plexmediaserver.service has been scheduled, as the result for
Sep 01 18:26:59 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped Plex Media Server.
– Subject: A stop job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished
– A stop job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished.
Sep 01 18:26:59 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Plex Media Server…
– Subject: A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has begun execution
– A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has begun execution.
Sep 01 18:26:59 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Plex Media Server.
– Subject: A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished successfully
– A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished successfully.
Sep 01 18:27:00 raspberrypi Plex Media Server[1730]: PMS: failure detected. Read/write access is required for path: /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server
Sep 01 18:27:00 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
– An ExecStart= process belonging to unit plexmediaserver.service has exited.
Sep 01 18:27:00 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
– The unit plexmediaserver.service has entered the ‘failed’ state with result ‘exit-code’.
Sep 01 18:27:02 raspberrypi sudo[1744]: pi : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/pi ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/service plexmediaserver status
Sep 01 18:27:05 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Service RestartSec=5s expired, scheduling restart.
Sep 01 18:27:05 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3.
– Automatic restarting of the unit plexmediaserver.service has been scheduled, as the result for
Sep 01 18:27:05 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped Plex Media Server.
– Subject: A stop job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished
– A stop job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished.
Sep 01 18:27:05 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Sep 01 18:27:05 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
– The unit plexmediaserver.service has entered the ‘failed’ state with result ‘exit-code’.
Sep 01 18:27:05 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Plex Media Server.
– Subject: A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has failed
– A start job for unit plexmediaserver.service has finished with a failure.
Sep 01 18:27:05 raspberrypi sudo[1757]: pi : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/pi ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/service plexmediaserver status

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Read/write access is required for path: /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server

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