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by jaeger1957
Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:10 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.32.x
Topic: ZM trying to write to root dir
Replies: 7
Views: 4229

Re: ZM trying to write to root dir

So of course, I did close down the permissions again after a short test. I have not found anything that would point to the root directory in any of the paths in the GUI or in the config files, so I'm at a loss as to why it was trying to write there. I went and defined an alternate storage location (...
by jaeger1957
Sat Oct 26, 2019 4:31 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.32.x
Topic: Cannot view recorded events
Replies: 5
Views: 2418

Re: Cannot view recorded events

Thanks for the info. Here's an update I made on my item: Update: When I open up permissions for ZM to write to the root dir and it creates the files, the GUI says it can't display the recordings, but they are readable .mp4 files that will play fine in VLC or other player; ZM either can't find them o...
by jaeger1957
Sat Oct 26, 2019 4:29 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.32.x
Topic: ZM trying to write to root dir
Replies: 7
Views: 4229

Re: ZM trying to write to root dir

Update: When I open up permissions for ZM to write to the root dir and it creates the files, the GUI says it can't display the recordings, but they are readable .mp4 files that will play fine in VLC or other player; ZM either can't find them or won't read them. I tried to move one of the created dir...
by jaeger1957
Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:13 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.32.x
Topic: Cannot view recorded events
Replies: 5
Views: 2418

Re: Cannot view recorded events

Are you seeing any messages in the logs (in the web interface) like these? 2019-10-24 18:37:10 zma_m4 32680 ERR Failed creating mp4 file: /3621/3621-video.mp4 zm_video.cpp 179 2019-10-24 18:37:10 zma_m4 32680 ERR Can't fopen /3621/.3621: No such file or directory zm_event.cpp 188 2019-10-24 18:37:10...
by jaeger1957
Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:48 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.32.x
Topic: ZM trying to write to root dir
Replies: 7
Views: 4229

Re: ZM trying to write to root dir

I still see nothing in either of those locations that would suggest that ZM should try to write to root: $ egrep -v '^$|^#' /etc/zm/conf.d/*.conf | less /etc/zm/conf.d/01-system-paths.conf:ZM_DIR_EVENTS=/var/cache/zoneminder/events /etc/zm/conf.d/01-system-paths.conf:ZM_DIR_IMAGES=/var/cache/zonemin...
by jaeger1957
Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:17 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.32.x
Topic: ZM trying to write to root dir
Replies: 7
Views: 4229

ZM trying to write to root dir

I'm running ZM 1.32.3 on Linux Mint 19.2, followed the installation guide for Bionic, things seemed to go well. Was able to find tips to be able to get video from Reolink IP cameras, hear audio just fine. When I try to record from the cameras, I see events come up in the console web page, but I can'...