Write permission needed

[djboydva_gmail_com]

Server Version#:latest ubuntu linux server
Player Version#: latest
Long story, but my family linux ‘help desk’ is unavail for the time being and I cannot record using PLEX and I get a message, ‘no write access to destination’. Before the ‘help desk’ got detailed elsewhere, determined that the recently setup plex/linux server needed permissions to write to the libraries on the linux server. Understand there is at least one or two command lines that will take care of this issue.

[djboydva_gmail_com]

Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.18.0-25-generic x86_64)

[ChuckPa]

This one? (in tag server-linux-tips )

Automating Linux permissions using inheritance (Helps DVR)

Linux has a very powerful and convenient way of automatically setting the permissions of your media files as you add more to your media directories. Linux allows only one username and one group to own a file which is somewhat of a restriction. This can be easily leveraged to accomplish what is needed for Plex. An excellent application of this is when you wish to record with Plex DVR, allowing it to write directly into your library, while you retain full permission / control of your media. …

[djboydva_gmail_com]

ChuckPA,

Thanks for your explanation and patience with me. I am reviewing your reply to better understand before I execute. BTW, does the PA have anything to do with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?

[ChuckPa]

That it does. Out in the boonies where the human population is vastly outnumbered by the cattle and other wildlife.