Hello All, i run the latest plex server in docker on Linux Debian. After i changed my password the plex server is showing ‘Not Authorized’. And a lot of stuff in settings are missing. My library seems to be gone. I renewed the claim token en started the docker container with this new claim token.…

I used the script but doesn’t recognize the docker installation. I will try to run it in the container itself later today.

Please post about your experiences and questions directly in the linked thread. For the benefit of other users, too.

Yes i will. But for now i read in the post that i’m not using the official plex image for docker. I replaced the image with the original image and after that is started working out of the box again. So i haven’t changed anything i only changed the docker image and done. My old image: – Docker Hub (…

[image] Bolten88: I used the script but doesn’t recognize the docker installation. I will try to run it in the container itself later today. Running the script in Docker – Can’t be done. There is a design problem/race condition with how Docker works. The container runs because the app “…

Well, the preference file is available from the Docker host while the container is stopped. But you have to inspect the Docker container using Docker commands to determine the location of the preference file. I guess that is what the script is doing right? Locating the file and make changes to it? I…

@Bolten88 I agree, it’s easy to parse the docker spec file and figure out where things are. The challenge is “which docker spec file and where is it?” . That’s not doable via automation Maybe it’s appropriate to create a “Manual Config” option? It will ask you where things are first, verify…

Plex Library and settings gone after password change

Plex Media Server

OttoKerner August 26, 2022, 12:11pm 2

Maybe this can help you: Server credential reset utility for Linux-based platforms

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