Martin Becze writes:
> I also ran into this problem. Here is the relevnat part of > /var/run/mpd/<mpd-user>/log > >> exception: Failed to create pid file "/var/run/mpd/<mpd-user>/pid": >> Permission denied > > A quick dirty fix is just to chown the /var/run/mpd folder so that mpd > can create its pid file. I have the the same error message in my log file too, and chowning ownership of directories helps too. > > On 11/27/20 4:31 AM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: >> Hi, >> Simon <li...@netpanic.org> skribis: >> >>> On a recent pull, MPD will not start any more. >>> >>> Herd status reports: >>> >>> Status of mpd: >>> It is stopped. >>> It is disabled. >>> Provides (mpd). >>> Requires (user-processes). >>> Conflicts with (). >>> Will be respawned. >>> Last respawned on Mon Nov 23 10:22:07+0100 2020. >>> >>> >>> Reading my messages, I find: >>> >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been disabled. >>> Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: (Respawning too fast.) >>> >>> >>> Unfortunately, there are no further messages as to why the service is >>> disabled, or why the daemon is respawning too often. >> Does /var/log/mpd/mpd.log or similar contain useful info? >> Could you share your ‘mpd-configuration’? >> There have been two changes recently, which fixed the mpd system >> test, >> but perhaps they introduced other issues: >> >> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/log?id=bb124f6e9c0af0a23736f233c2ea2c9c9b4a40a6 >> Thanks for reporting the issue, >> Ludo’. If I read it correctly in the changes made above, ownership of the directory should be changed, but it is not. I just deleted the directory in /run/mpd and did a reboot. The user directory is recreated, and .mpd too, but only ownership is changed in .mpd. Too bad that my knowledge in guile is too limited at the moment to provide a solution. But I'd really love too at the moment. :) But I believe ownership of the parent directory should be changed according to the user. Sorry that I can't provide any better solution at the moment. Cheers, Simon
