Because when my installer runs, it must run as root. I have NO idea what your username is. The only thing apt or rpm let me see is it’s being invoked with root privilege and that does zero good.
I can’t interact during the installation because both are batch.
For reference, This is how it’s been since Ubuntu 16, Mint 16, Centos 7, and Debian 8. All implemented n 2016 concurrently with the new Bash and SELinux policies. It was a major overhaul.
They completely obsoleted /etc/defaults/plexmediaserver. It took me a bit to find a configuration which worked for everyone as a baseline, and was both customizable and endured between software upgrades & downgrades.
This is what you see before you now.
Yep, Plex crashed. Done with it for now.
Have a nice evening.
When you are ready to attempt again, here is the full procedure in the Linux Tip
I am going to try again, but this is what I am talking about. This used to work straight out the box, without any serious modifications…
Can’t I just partition and mount my 3TB drive under ROOT. /mnt/Media Create the folders using SU and Plex should be able to view them? I completely re-install Debian 9 without my 3TB right now. I re-install SABnzbd and Radarr under ROOT.
Sure you can do that but what you showed me was nothing even close.
You had the mount under /media/lurch/Media
That is proof positive the Gnome Automounter is at work /media/-username-/-label-
Good posts Chuck, this should help this user.
I myself wrote a how to for my friends, and specified when building a PMS, to make your default user account “plex”. Then you will end up with less headaches for the not so experienced Linux Admin. Then if you wanted an account for you, just create is afterwards. I use multiple USB drives as my data source for media. Also adding them into the FSTAB file using the UUID #'s with the following:
auto user,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=000 0 0
This allows for the drive to be mounted and written to by the “plex” user so that anyone on the system, from my /etc/group file: plex:x:1000:
I’ve been a avid user for many years, using the Linux version, after tinkering with the Windows. Linux is a lot more stable for older PC’s you use as a PMS. 
Example of what I placed in the /etc/fstab file:
UUID=< UUID Serial number> /media/plex/2TB-DRIVE auto user,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=000 0 0
To find out what your drives UUID numbers are you use a program already there called “blkid”
Enjoy!
Here is the current collection of Tips I’ve written.
If there are any more, please let me know.
Thanks,
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