I'm running SABnzbd 0.5.0Beta6 on Ubuntu Karmic. I'm still pretty new to this Linux stuff.
To start SABnzbd, I follow these directions http://wiki.sabnzbd.org/install-ubuntuserver804 because I somehow removed my init.d file. I have an external HD that I want all of the completed downloads to go into. When I was running 0.4.12 I named the redirected the completed downloads into Media/hard drive name/folder and it worked fine. But on 0.5.0Beta 6 if I do that, it just goes into the ~/sabnzbd folder, and I have no idea how to change this. It's too much work to move completed files to the external for all of my feeds so I really hope somebody can help me out
Changing Download Complete Folder
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Re: Changing Download Complete Folder
Just use a full path for the "complete" folder.
/volumes/media/here
or whatever your path is, just make sure it starts with a slash.
And make sure the external drive is mounted before SABnzbd starts.
/volumes/media/here
or whatever your path is, just make sure it starts with a slash.
And make sure the external drive is mounted before SABnzbd starts.
Re: Changing Download Complete Folder
When I try to add name the folder with a slash before it, I get an incorrect parameter error.
Re: Changing Download Complete Folder
Which field exactly are you using?
Does the path exist or is it at least creatable?
What's the exact error message you get?
Does the path exist or is it at least creatable?
What's the exact error message you get?
Re: Changing Download Complete Folder
Ok, I messed around with this a little bit, but first, to answer your question: I modify the completed download folder in Config/Folders. The path exists, and the error I get is a white page that comes up and says parameter error, cannot use the directory /volumes or /media or anything I use there.
However, since it was telling me where the default directory for completed downloads was, I moved the SABnzbd.py (and everything with it) file to my home folder. Immediately on startup, I can now use the /media/hard drive name/folder name directory for my completed downloads. The only problem with this is that I can't use the same startup command (python -OO SABnzbd.py -v) to get SABnzbd 0.5.0 Beta 6 to run (or at least not at the address where it was running before). I have to use python SABnzbd.py, which works, but means I need to leave the terminal open. It also means I have to set up all of my RSS feeds again.
So is there a way I can start SABnzbd without having to leave the terminal open? And is there some way I can get the init.d file, which disappeared so I can try to get this running on startup?
However, since it was telling me where the default directory for completed downloads was, I moved the SABnzbd.py (and everything with it) file to my home folder. Immediately on startup, I can now use the /media/hard drive name/folder name directory for my completed downloads. The only problem with this is that I can't use the same startup command (python -OO SABnzbd.py -v) to get SABnzbd 0.5.0 Beta 6 to run (or at least not at the address where it was running before). I have to use python SABnzbd.py, which works, but means I need to leave the terminal open. It also means I have to set up all of my RSS feeds again.
So is there a way I can start SABnzbd without having to leave the terminal open? And is there some way I can get the init.d file, which disappeared so I can try to get this running on startup?
Re: Changing Download Complete Folder
The -d option makes SABnzbd run as a daemon.
For init.d stuff you need to solve the problem yourself
or use JCFP's Ubuntu package. See the Debian/Ubuntu board for support.
For init.d stuff you need to solve the problem yourself
or use JCFP's Ubuntu package. See the Debian/Ubuntu board for support.

