Files Unavailable with Update PlexMediaServer-1.15.6.1079-78232c603-x86_64 fo SYNOLOGY

[ChuckPa]

As of 1.15.4.994, user plex is no longer an administrator. It doesn’t have unrestricted access to your files.

Plex Media Server security changes for Synology users

Community Announcement - Synology users - Security update. Server Version#: Plex Media Server 1.15.4.994 and above By popular customer request and to improve the safety of your media, we’ve made a small but visible change to what PMS can do on your NAS by itself. We have removed user plex from the administrators group. This was a holdover from DSM 5.2 when it was required for PMS to run properly on the NAS. Now, with DSM 6 and above, this is no longer required. By doing so we’ve lower…

the TL;DR is

1. Open Control Panel - Shared Folders
2. For each share containing your media,
3. EDIT - Permissions tab
4. Give user plex permission to READ or READ/WRITE as you deem appropriate.