# Permission problem audio transcode path /tmp/pms-\* **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [June 14, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/permission-problem-audio-transcode-path-tmp-pms/603566 "2020-06-14T17:36:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![frauhansen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/frauhansen/32/7434_2.png) [@frauhansen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/frauhansen)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/permission-problem-audio-transcode-path-tmp-pms/603566/1 "2020-06-14T17:36:13Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.\* Player Version#: webclient ```auto Jun 14, 2020 19:27:30.000 [0x7fb5537fe700] Fehler — [Transcoder] [eac3_eae @ 0x2a8ca80] EAE timeout! EAE not running, or wrong folder? Could not read '/tmp/pms-9717be1a-5061-48f9-8808-b48a6386bb47/EasyAudioEncoder/Convert to WAV (to 8ch or less)/skc8r26mh2gx8hhh8f6mvdnt_11871-0-2.wav' Jun 14, 2020 19:27:30.000 [0x7fb5537fe700] Fehler — [Transcoder] [eac3_eae @ 0x2a8ca80] error reading output Jun 14, 2020 19:27:30.001 [0x7fb5537fe700] Fehler — [Transcoder] Error while decoding stream #0:1: Input/output error Jun 14, 2020 19:27:33.000 [0x7fb5537fe700] Fehler — [Transcoder] [eac3_eae @ 0x2a8ca80] EAE timeout! EAE not running, or wrong folder? Could not read '/tmp/pms-9717be1a-5061-48f9-8808-b48a6386bb47/EasyAudioEncoder/Convert to WAV (to 8ch or less)/skc8r26mh2gx8hhh8f6mvdnt_11871-0-3.wav' Jun 14, 2020 19:27:33.000 [0x7fb5537fe700] Fehler — [Transcoder] [eac3_eae @ 0x2a8ca80] EAE timeout! EAE not running, or wrong folder? Could not read '/tmp/pms-9717be1a-5061-48f9-8808-b48a6386bb47/EasyAudioEncoder/Convert to WAV (to 8ch or less)/skc8r26mh2gx8hhh8f6mvdnt_11871-0-3.wav' ``` The “/tmp/pms\*” folder will be createt by the pms service it selfe. Its randomized. The problem seams to be that the server has not the rights to read in this folders. ls -l in /tmp/… ```auto drwxr-xr-x 3 plex plex 4096 Jun 14 19:27 pms-9717be1a-5061-48f9-8808-b48a6386bb47 ``` And the user plex is nearly master on this system. I know this issue since 1.19.2.\* and most of the time a simple reinstall of the server was the solution. Until 1.19.4._… so i was staying on 1.19.3._ but right now… the system iss blockt for any playback thats required audio transcode cause of the error in the rights system with folders that the server creats by him selfe! Anybody any idea?! ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/permission-problem-audio-transcode-path-tmp-pms/603566/2 "2020-06-14T17:49:58Z")
The problem with this is usually because the inotify table is full (too many directories being monitored and the table fills. EAE requires 2 entries in the table to work properly. The table size is easily adjusted when you know how many total directories are to be monitored… When you restart, do you see PMS report “[Notify]: No space left on device” ? If you have this error then: > [@Increase the number of directories Linux can monitor (Notify)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/increase-the-number-of-directories-linux-can-monitor-notify/209156): > > The default size of the Linux inotify table is 8192 directories. When PMS is configured to update automatically when media is added, with properly organized media, especially music, this table rapidly fills and exceeds the default allocation. The solution to this is straight forward. Increasing the table size is easy. The first step is to determine how many directories to allocate, A. Determine how many directories are currently in use: sudo find /dir1 /dir2 /dir3 -type d -print… ---
**Author:** ![frauhansen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/frauhansen/32/7434_2.png) [@frauhansen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/frauhansen)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/permission-problem-audio-transcode-path-tmp-pms/603566/3 "2020-06-14T18:19:21Z")
Solved!!! You made my day!!! Thats exactly the point and the solution… extamd the the inotify table and done… BIG THX!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/permission-problem-audio-transcode-path-tmp-pms/603566/4 "2020-09-12T18:19:25Z")
This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.