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Serviio on a local network
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Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:54 pmby larsancaya
I have two desktop machines. Desktop 1 runs Serviio and Desktop 2 has all my files. The folders on Desktop 2 are all shared and can be seen by Desktop 1.
When I try to add folders in Serviio I cannot see any other Folders/PCs other than the ones on Desktop 1.
Seems a pretty simple thing to do ! Am trying to change to Serviio from the Universal Media Server UMS which can do this without problem.
Any help would be appreciated.
Re: Serviio on a local network
Posted:
Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:29 pmby Meelis
I am not sure will this works but try it out. User in desktop 1 must have full access to desktop 2. See attached picture. Just type address and don't klick browse.
Source:
https://www.serviio.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21#q5My files (on remote drive) are not scanned
Make sure the user that runs Serviio server/service has got access to the shared folders. If you are on Windows, check that the user running the Windows service has got access. To run the service as a different user go to Services (from the Windows Control Panel → Administrative Tools or typing "Services.msc" in the Run command on Start menu), select Serviio, right-click -> Properties, Log On tab, enter the user's details and restart the service.
To access a NAS device the exact same set of credentials must be created on the NAS device. The Windows credentials must be a local user and not a domain user. The user must have "Run As Service" rights. The remote path must be entered as a UNC path in the Serviio Console (e.g. \\server\folder)), mapped drive letters will not work since the user running the Serviio service is not aware of your mapped drives.
Re: Serviio on a local network
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Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:57 pmby larsancaya
I have read all this and still cannot get it to work. Seems such a simple thing. The 'Universal Media Server' just connects to any shared folder on the local network
I don't understand why Serviio cannot do this. The gui on serviio is much better and would like to use it but it does not work.
Re: Serviio on a local network
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Sat Mar 09, 2019 6:22 pmby atc98092
What operating system are you using? If Linux, I've never been able to get Serviio to connect to a network share using a UNC. Linux keeps changing it to a local folder. My workaround was to mount the network share (which does work), then set Serviio to use the mounted location, which if course is seen as a local folder.
Re: Serviio on a local network
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Sun Mar 10, 2019 4:02 pmby larsancaya
Windows 10
Re: Serviio on a local network
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Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:14 pmby atc98092
OK, the issue is permissions. On Windows, Serviio is run under the Local System account. This account have very limited permissions, and usually cannot access network resources. The simplest way to solve this is to change the user account that Serviio uses. The preferred account to use is the same account that you use to log into Windows. This means of course you have to know exactly the user name and password the account uses. I mention this because many people configure Windows to log in automatically and they forget the actual account info.
Open the Services app, find Serviio in the list, then double-click to open it. First stop the service, then change the user account on the log On tab. Click the button that says "This Account" and add the user credentials. Now start the service again, to ensure you've entered the credentials correctly. Once you've finished, Serviio will be able to see and access any network share that your user account can.
Re: Serviio on a local network
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Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:09 amby larsancaya
Thank you for the clarity of reply. Now have Serviio working as required.
Thanks for the help.