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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 22 for Linux => Topic started by: bozoskeletonz on March 21, 2017, 12:12:38 pm

Title: "Read-only mode" database
Post by: bozoskeletonz on March 21, 2017, 12:12:38 pm

Whenever I try to run JR22 in my Linux Gallium OS chromebox it gives the error

"This database will be opened in read-only mode"

I cant figure out how to fix this.  It seems there is a file to delete in the mac/windows version, but I cant find it in Linux.  I installed this before with no problem.  Tried restarting several times and reinstalling with no luck.  This is my first post, sorry if I'm doing something wrong.  Thanks!

Title: Re: "Read-only mode" database
Post by: imugli on March 22, 2017, 01:31:09 am

My experience is that this happens when the database is already open somewhere on that computer. Could this be the case?

Title: Re: "Read-only mode" database
Post by: bozoskeletonz on March 22, 2017, 09:40:16 am

Thanks

I have restarted again a few times, and checked the task manager.  I closed it within the task manager and restarted the application, but the error still comes up.  I don't think there is another instance running.

Title: Re: "Read-only mode" database
Post by: Awesome Donkey on March 22, 2017, 09:55:44 am

There's a chance you don't have write permissions where the database resides.

Title: Re: "Read-only mode" database
Post by: aoqw76 on March 22, 2017, 06:35:32 pm

In my experienc, that's definitely user privileges, or lack of.
Try running with command /usr/bin/mediacenter22 and then "sudo !!" for the same. One of these should open in read only mod, and the other one will open correctly. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say opening using sudo will work.

Title: Re: "Read-only mode" database
Post by: bozoskeletonz on March 27, 2017, 05:15:01 pm

When I did the sudo start, it worked without problems, so it was correctly identified as permission problems.

Is there anything to change how permissions are handled?  I cant use my hard drive with it either.  If this is beyond the scope of this forum, no worries (I have had no luck after trying for a few hours searching online).  It seems that when I reinstalled the OS something went wrong and I have no permissions. 

Thanks!!!