Tvheadend

Make sure the configuration directories have the correct user permissions. Default is 755. so (using the default hts user)..

sudo -s
chown hts:hts /home/hts/.hts/tvheadend -R
chmod 755 /home/hts/.hts/tvheadend /media/toshiba/recordings/ -R
chmod 700 /home/hts/.hts/tvheadend/superuser

Should fix it. If the last one fails, you more than likely don't have a superuser file.

Hi Mark,

Many thanks for Your reaction, I'm suffering here of a headache in trying to solve this.
Your commands did solve the first problem :) (/) but recording is still not possible.
My extern HDD is mounted on an other device (Libreelec) because My extra port is not acceable due to a smargo card reader and I mounted in fstab this samba share:

//192.168.1.29/toshiba /media/toshiba cifs rw,guest 0 0

2017-04-07 07:29:07.584 dvr: entry aa1f330a832f57adc0cf57f11a040b91 "Canvas HD" on "Canvas HD" starting at 2017-04-07 07:28:33, scheduled for recording by "2/8"
2017-04-07 07:29:07.585 dvr: "Canvas HD" on "Canvas HD" recorder starting
2017-04-07 07:29:07.593 subscription: 000C: "DVR: Canvas HD" subscribing on channel "Canvas HD", weight: 300, adapter: "SAT>IP DVB-S Tuner #1 (192.168.1.6)", network: "DVB-S 235E", mux: "12188H", provider: "M7 Group", service: "Canvas HD", profile="pass"
2017-04-07 07:29:07.643 dvr: Unable to change directory permissions to "775" for "/var/media/toshiba/recordings/Canvas HD" (keeping "777")
2017-04-07 07:29:07.672 pass: /var/media/toshiba/recordings/Canvas HD/Canvas HD-Canvas HD2017-04-0707-29.ts: Unable to create file, open failed -- Permission denied
2017-04-07 07:29:07.672 dvr: Recording error: "/var/media/toshiba/recordings/Canvas HD/Canvas HD-Canvas HD2017-04-0707-29.ts": Unable to open file
2017-04-07 07:29:07.672 subscription: 000C: "DVR: Canvas HD" unsubscribing from "Canvas HD"
2017-04-07 07:29:07.686 dvr: "Canvas HD" on "Canvas HD": End of program: File not created

regards, Koen.

Ok I'm sorry, yesterday I had mounted it to /var/media/toshiba/recordings/, now I want to do things as You have explaind and mounted it back to /media/toshiba/recordings/ but in the configuration recording I had forgotten to change the path after I changed tvheadend gives me back the same error;

2017-04-07 07:49:00.766 dvr: Unable to change directory permissions to "775" for "/media/toshiba/recordings/een HD" (keeping "777")

Hello,

ps -efH

hts 17282 1 2 Apr06 ? 00:11:10 /usr/bin/tvheadend -f -u hts -

shouldent it be;

hts 571 1 1 Jan09 ? 12:18:58 /usr/bin/tvheadend -f -u hts -g video

hts is running but without the video group, is this my problem? If so how can I change this?

Koen De Buck wrote:

Hello,

ps -efH

hts 17282 1 2 Apr06 ? 00:11:10 /usr/bin/tvheadend -f -u hts -

shouldent it be;

hts 571 1 1 Jan09 ? 12:18:58 /usr/bin/tvheadend -f -u hts -g video

hts is running but without the video group, is this my problem? If so how can I change this?

It looks like the command has just been cut off in the output, nothing to worry about, anyway.

As the hts user

To enter.. 

sudo -u hts /bin/bash;

try touching/creating a file in your recording directory.
touch /media/toshiba/recordings/test_file
mkdir /media/toshiba/recordings/test_dir

To exit..

exit;

If the touch or mkdir fail, check to see if you've passed the correct permissions when mounting. This should give you a few hints

Goodmorning Mark,

Once again thank You for spending Your time in my problem.

Here is my output;

root@amlogic-s905x:~# sudo -u hts /bin/bash;
bash: /root/.bashrc: Permission denied
hts@amlogic-s905x:~$ touch /media/toshiba/recordings/test_file
touch: cannot touch '/media/toshiba/recordings/test_file': Permission denied
hts@amlogic-s905x:~$ mkdir /media/toshiba/recordings/test_dir
hts@amlogic-s905x:~$

Koen De Buck wrote:

Goodmorning Mark,

Once again thank You for spending Your time in my problem.

Here is my output;

root@amlogic-s905x:~# sudo -u hts /bin/bash;
bash: /root/.bashrc: Permission denied
hts@amlogic-s905x:~$ touch /media/toshiba/recordings/test_file
touch: cannot touch '/media/toshiba/recordings/test_file': Permission denied
hts@amlogic-s905x:~$ mkdir /media/toshiba/recordings/test_dir
hts@amlogic-s905x:~$

Looks like an issue with samba, this may help

Hi Mark,

Thanks for all the help!
My usb HDD was mounted on an other device (LibreELEC).
Via USB hub I mounted it directly on my device and it is recording!
My problem is solved!:)
I think it is time to make a donation now.

thanks again,
Koen.