From 7d53e4834ab887d3b8a9a29bff86ae0428fca64d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: A Holt Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:06:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] transmission/README.rst: How to turn on logging & PID --- roles/transmission/README.rst | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/roles/transmission/README.rst b/roles/transmission/README.rst index 72a78df63..67481991f 100644 --- a/roles/transmission/README.rst +++ b/roles/transmission/README.rst @@ -102,3 +102,16 @@ More advanced configuration and status are in directory ``/var/lib/transmission- torrents/ These are further explained in https://github.com/transmission/transmission/wiki/Configuration-Files (to align with the above, apt package transmission-daemon sets user debian-transmission's home directory to ``/var/lib/transmission-daemon`` in /etc/passwd). + +Logging +------- + +To turn on logging and/or record the Process ID (PID), follow these instructions: https://pawelrychlicki.pl/Home/Details/59/transmission-daemon-doesnt-create-a-log-file-nor-a-pid-file-ubuntu-server-1804 + +This gives permissions to user ``debian-transmission`` — if you use these 3 lines in ``/lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service`` : + +:: + + RuntimeDirectory=transmission-daemon + LogsDirectory=transmission-daemon + ExecStart=/usr/bin/transmission-daemon -f --log-error --log-debug --logfile /var/log/transmission-daemon/transmission.log --pid-file /run/transmission-daemon/transmission.pid