Of course, it's also a Bad Idea to store multi-user media in your own Home directory - you should eventually move multi-user data to a directory to /var, where that data belongs. Your group's name is identical to YOUR username. $ sudo adduser plex me // Add plex to the 'me' group.

However, it's generally a Bad Idea for lots of reasons to let applications muck with your files over the long term. This is a shortcut for beginners who are still learning how Linux works. A typo could be disastrous.Īnother way is to give Plex access to ALL your files. $ sudo chgrp plex /home/me/Videos/* // Change group of ALL files $ sudo chgrp plex /home/me/Videos/whatever_video.mkv // Change group of one file $ sudo chgrp plex /home/me/Videos // Let Plex see the directory $ sudo adduser plex videos // Let Plex see the group Then chgrp (change group) when you add files to that folder. One way is to create a new group that Plex can access.

There are several ways to solve the problem. No other users can read my Videos directory.including the Plex user. Let's take a look at a typical home directory: ls -l /home/me Typically, Plex runs as a different user (not you).

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