Dan Stowell
2004-Dec-07 13:52 UTC
[Icecast] icecast2 setup problem - unable to open logfiles
running it as myself ("dan") - the same as the owner of the logfiles and of the containing folder. i did try running it as root at first, but as you probably know, you get a warning message if you try to do that. dan On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:03:08 -0800, Daniel <lpmusix@gmail.com> wrote:> what user are you running icecast as? > > > > > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:31:29 +0000, Dan Stowell <danstowell@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm setting up icecast2 on a Mac OSX. I can't get it to run because > > icecast complains about being unable to start logging - however, I'm > > pretty sure the logfiles are accessible. The relevant part of the > > config file is: > > > > <paths> > > <basedir> > > /Users/dan/icecasting > > </basedir> > > <logdir> > > /Users/dan/icecasting/logs > > </logdir> > > <webroot> > > /Users/dan/icecasting/webserving > > </webroot> > > </paths> > > <logging> > > <accesslog> > > icecast2access.log > > </accesslog> > > <errorlog> > > icecast2error.log > > </errorlog> > > <loglevel> > > 4 > > </loglevel> > > </logging> > > > > Those logfiles are accessible - if I type "ls -l > > /Users/dan/icecasting/logs" I get > > > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 dan admin 0 6 Dec 23:48 icecast2access.log > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 dan admin 0 6 Dec 23:48 icecast2error.log > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 dan admin 1106 6 Dec 23:03 ices.log > > > > Similarly, the "logs" directory is fully writeable. So why is Icecast > > finding it impossible to open the files for writing? > > > > I'll be grateful for any hints - > > Best, > > Dan > > > > -- > > mcld.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > > Icecast mailing list > > Icecast@xiph.org > > lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/icecast > > >-- mcld.co.uk
Zenon Panoussis
2004-Dec-07 14:14 UTC
[Icecast] icecast2 setup problem - unable to open logfiles
Dan Stowell wrote: [icecast can't write to log files]> running it as myself ("dan") - the same as the owner of the logfiles > and of the containing folder.>> > -rw-rw-r-- 1 dan admin 0 6 Dec 23:48 icecast2access.log >> > -rw-rw-r-- 1 dan admin 0 6 Dec 23:48 icecast2error.log >> > -rw-rw-r-- 1 dan admin 1106 6 Dec 23:03 ices.logWho owns the directory containing the logs? Is it "executable" (i.e. traversible)? By whom? Z
Dan Stowell
2004-Dec-07 15:03 UTC
[Icecast] icecast2 setup problem - unable to open logfiles
Zenon Panoussis wrote:> > Dan Stowell wrote: > > [icecast can't write to log files] > > > running it as myself ("dan") - the same as the owner of the logfiles > > and of the containing folder. > > >> > -rw-rw-r-- 1 dan admin 0 6 Dec 23:48 icecast2access.log > >> > -rw-rw-r-- 1 dan admin 0 6 Dec 23:48 icecast2error.log > >> > -rw-rw-r-- 1 dan admin 1106 6 Dec 23:03 ices.log > > Who owns the directory containing the logs? Is it "executable" (i.e. > traversible)? By whom?I own it, and everyone can traverse it! i.e.: drwxrwxrwx 5 dan admin 170 6 Dec 23:48 logs Dan