Random crashes - double free or corruption - restart fixes this

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Hi,

 

my plex media server crashes regularly and needs a restart to work again.

 

The server runs on Arch Linux with the latest Plex for Linux release 0.9.9.7.429-0. As client I use LG Media Link. The crash occurs sometimes quite often, sometimes not once in several days and I can't find any pattern which causes this.

 

I restarted the sever after the crash (as we want to continue the video).

 

The attached file plex.log is the relevant syslog for the plex processes.

 

Are more information required?

 

Thanks in advance,

Morris

 

 

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I installed the latest available version yesterday but the crash happens again. (see logs)

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Hi morrisjobke !

Thanks for your ownCloud work !!

But I have to said that I have almost the same issue :
 

[root@intelnuc ~]# systemctl status plexmediaserver
● plexmediaserver.service - Plex Media Server for Linux
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service; enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2014-06-21 11:52:47 CEST; 2min 50s ago
  Process: 306 ExecStart=/opt/plexmediaserver/start_pms (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 335 (code=exited, status=255)

Jun 21 11:52:47 intelnuc su[315]: (to plex) root on none

Jun 21 11:52:47 intelnuc su[315]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user plex by (uid=0)

Jun 21 11:52:47 intelnuc systemd[1]: Started Plex Media Server for Linux.

Jun 21 11:52:47 intelnuc start_pms[306]: Error: Unable to set up server: basic_string::_S_create

Jun 21 11:52:47 intelnuc systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a

Jun 21 11:52:47 intelnuc systemd[1]: Unit plexmediaserver.service entered failed state.
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Plex Media Server Beta 1.16.0.1220-147963d87 has just been released with a fix for crashes manifesting themselves as double free or heap corruptions

See Release Notice Plex Media Server

  • (Playback) The server could crash when a transcode session finished. These manifested as heap corruptions or double-frees (#9801 #9883 #9938 #9940 #9950)