Plex Server not picking up new movies

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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If I move it, then rescan, then add it back I get this, but still not showing up:

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The filebot command-line tools do not require a GUI to get started. That would defeat the point of being a command-line tool. There’s plenty of supported platforms such Synology NAS or QNAP NAS or any kind of cloud hosting that are headless by nature.

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I’m going through your logs and find the the following basic permission errors blocking PMS; to name but a few.

Aug 12, 2019 17:50:19.624 [0x7f2a1b756240] WARN - Error scanning directory, we'll skip and continue: boost::filesystem::directory_iterator::construct: Permission denied: "/mnt/plex/plex/movies/The Hunger Games Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)"
Aug 12, 2019 17:50:19.628 [0x7f2a1b756240] WARN - Error scanning directory, we'll skip and continue: boost::filesystem::directory_iterator::construct: Permission denied: "/mnt/plex/plex/movies/Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa (2013) [1080p]"
Aug 12, 2019 17:50:19.637 [0x7f2a1b756240] WARN - Error scanning directory, we'll skip and continue: boost::filesystem::directory_iterator::construct: Permission denied: "/mnt/plex/plex/movies/Maleficent (2014)"
Aug 12, 2019 17:50:19.789 [0x7f2a1b756240] WARN - Error scanning directory, we'll skip and continue: boost::filesystem::directory_iterator::construct: Permission denied: "/mnt/plex/plex/movies/Brightburn
Aug 12, 2019 17:50:19.804 [0x7f2a1b756240] WARN - Error scanning directory, we'll skip and continue: boost::filesystem::directory_iterator::construct: Permission denied: "/mnt/plex/plex/movies/Gremlins
Aug 12, 2019 17:50:26.326 [0x7f2a1b756240] WARN - Error scanning directory, we'll skip and continue: boost::filesystem::directory_iterator::construct: Permission denied: "/mnt/plex/plex/movies/Bottle Shock
Aug 12, 2019 17:50:26.333 [0x7f2a1b756240] WARN - Error scanning directory, we'll skip and continue: boost::filesystem::directory_iterator::construct: Permission denied: "/mnt/plex/plex/movies/The Great Gatsby
Aug 12, 2019 17:50:26.341 [0x7f2a1b756240] WARN - Error scanning directory, we'll skip and continue: boost::filesystem::directory_iterator::construct: Permission denied: "/mnt/plex/plex/movies/Hackers (1995)"

I suggest you correct your directory and file permissions.
If you wish, due to the quantity you have, using SETUID/SETGID inheritance will likely be beneficial to you.

Of particular benefit here are the permissions such you can own and PMS can read.

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Filebot command line absolutely does require a GUI. I remember asking them about it and being pissed that it did. I have checked permissions, but the owner/group are all correct and plex is running as the same group. It has the same permissions as any of the other movies.

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I appreciate your help here, but nothing seems to be working. I have Emby up and running and its working without a hitch so it looks like I will be forced to cancel Plex and go with Emby.

Thanks again for all your help!

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Well, I guess there’s been a misunderstanding. The filebot command-line tool on headless Linux is definitely a thing, and not a recent one either.

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I never said it wasnt. In order to generate the database initially it requires a GUI (unless theyve updated that in the last 6 months)

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Yes, the initial configuration of PMS requires a GUI somewhere.
Once the base libraries are created, a gui is no longer needed unless changes are desired.

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