Hiding directories

[xabertheblade]

Ununtu Server 14.10, Java8, ums5.1.2

Just got this server up and running, runs beautifully straight out of the box! I do have a couple of issues however that I can't seem to 'conf' away...

My PS3/PS4/PC/other dlna players are all listing EVERY directory on my system. i.e. /bin, /boot, /dev, etc.... I have told it to hide empty folders, I have listed everything in the 'Ignore Folders' and it still shows every single directory. I don't want anyone digging through my files nor do I want anyone to have to dig just to find the media. I also tried to config the 'Virtual Folders' within the UMS.conf and they do not show up or exist. Do these settings actually work under linux, is there any way to hide all this directories and only show the media I wish to share?

[michaelt]

It's not a matter of hiding but rather exposing, configure here:

• Navigation/Share Settings -> Shared Folders

Add your media root paths. Nothing else will be seen.

[xabertheblade]

I apologize, I should have mentioned. This is a completely headless setup, so no gui what-so-ever. My only option is to config through the text files. I have setup the share files within said config file but no luck on the rest disappearing.

[michaelt]

Edit your UMS.conf file and add:

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folders = /Users/$USER/Pathname1,/Pathneme2

From the default UMS.conf:

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# Shared folders
# --------------
# Either define a list of specific folders containing media to be shared or
# allow the system to browse the whole disk of the server. The GUI provides a
# system navigation to generate a list of folders. The list should contain a
# comma-separated list of absolute path names, or leave it empty to let the
# system find media.
# Default: ""
folders =

[xabertheblade]

This is where I have already defined my folders. I have them setup in the 'New Media' watch list as well. There are a few other things I have set that do not seem to work such as the 'Server Name'. I am starting to think there is a file somewhere that is overwriting my changes but I can't seem to find it. I can't get anything to move away from the default settings :/

[michaelt]

OK - can't help any more. I am not on ubuntu yet and have not gone headless yet.
Also I do not use New Media. Might be your problem, might not. ????

I seem to remember seeing some mention of throwing a GUI just to get it configured. Might want to look.

[infidel]

This is where I have already defined my folders. I have them setup in the 'New Media' watch list as well. There are a few other things I have set that do not seem to work such as the 'Server Name'.

Is UMS reading the same conf as the one you're editing? You can check this in your debug.log near the top:

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INFO  10:34:15.509 [main] Profile path: /some/where/.config/UMS/UMS.conf

[xabertheblade]

I checked my log:

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DEBUG 08:31:10.766 [main] Mon Apr 27 08:31:10 MDT 2015
DEBUG 08:31:10.777 [main] Reading cred.path: "/etc/UMS.cred" (default: "")
DEBUG 08:31:10.816 [main] PID: 1431
DEBUG 08:31:10.816 [main]
INFO  08:31:10.817 [main] Starting Universal Media Server 5.1.2
INFO  08:31:10.818 [main] Based on PS3 Media Server by shagrath, copyright 2008-2014
INFO  08:31:10.818 [main] http://www.universalmediaserver.com
INFO  08:31:10.818 [main]
INFO  08:31:10.818 [main] Build: acfd905eb (2015-04-14)
INFO  08:31:10.818 [main] Java: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 1.8.0_45 64-bit by Oracle Corporation
INFO  08:31:10.818 [main] OS: Linux 64-bit 3.16.0-23-generic
INFO  08:31:10.818 [main] Encoding: UTF-8
INFO  08:31:10.830 [main] Memory: 683 MB
INFO  08:31:10.831 [main] Language: en
INFO  08:31:10.831 [main]
INFO  08:31:10.831 [main] Working directory: /usr/ums
INFO  08:31:10.832 [main] Temp directory: /tmp/universalmediaserver
INFO  08:31:10.832 [main] Logging config file: /usr/ums/logback.headless.xml
INFO  08:31:10.833 [main] debug.log: /var/log/universalmediaserver/root/debug.log
INFO  08:31:10.833 [main]
INFO  08:31:10.833 [main] Profile directory: /etc
INFO  08:31:10.835 [main] Profile directory permissions: rw
INFO  08:31:10.836 [main] Profile path: /etc/ums
INFO  08:31:10.836 [main] Profile permissions: rw
INFO  08:31:10.837 [main] Profile name: icebox

the ums file pointed to in the log, has no file extension and has almost no settings. It only contains a cred path and a UUID.

So should I copy the UMS.conf from my installed directory, or is there a setting that will let me change the Profile and settings directory to where I need it??

[xabertheblade]

I apologize again. I am thinking that this may be a symptom of a greater problem, that being the fact that I cannot change or load any profile. I am going to do some research on that (possible in a different thread if required). I will return to this thread with an update when I have it. . . This is becoming more of a headache than it is worth. . .

[infidel]

I cannot change or load any profile

Instead of a root installation, try installing UMS as a user instead. Just untar the ums linux package anywhere in your user space (e.g. $HOME) and run UMS.sh (as user, of course ).