Cannot move location of data files (Permission denied (13))

[kdsub1]

Is there a pinned issue for this?

• I have read the pinned issues and could not find my issue

Is there an existing or similar issue/discussion for this?

• I have searched the existing issues
• I have searched the existing discussions

Is there any comment in the documentation for this?

• I have read the documentation, especially the FAQ and Troubleshooting parts

Is this related to a provider?

• I have checked the provider repo for issues
• My issue is NOT related to a provider

Are you using the latest release?

• I am using the latest release

Have you tried using the dev branch latest?

• I have tried using dev branch

Docker run config used

version: '3.3'
services:
transmission-openvpn:
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
volumes:
- '/volume1/docker/transmission-openvpn/:/data'
- '/volume1/torrents/:/config'
environment:
- OPENVPN_PROVIDER=#omitted
- OPENVPN_CONFIG=Hong.Kong
- OPENVPN_USERNAME=#omitted
- OPENVPN_PASSWORD=#omitted
- PUID=#omitted
- TZ=Asia/Hong_Kong
- TRANSMISSION_WEB_UI=flood-for-transmission
logging:
driver: json-file
options:
max-size: 10m
ports:
- ''#omitted
image: haugene/transmission-openvpn

Current Behavior

I am trying to use the "Set Location" option to move the completed data files of torrents to another folder within the "data/complete" directory (main folder where all downloads end up).

I've given read/write permission to all folders/subfolders within this directory to the User in my Synology NAS that operates Transmission (the user I put the PUID under in docker compose). This user is a non-admin/root user btw.

I've added a "Common Path" to the destination folder I want to move the files to (for example "/completed/1.collections"). I've also used the full 'Location' string of where this folder is on my NAS. No luck.

When I select the new Torrent Location (detailed above), and click Set Torrent Location (Move Data option is checked), the torrent stops and I get an error message: Couldn't move '/data/completed' to '/completed/1.collections': Permission denied (13)

How can I move the completed torrent data files to a new folder?

Please note: 1) everything else works perfectly! I am amazed at how great this is, thank you, 2) I am so new to NAS, Docker and everything - I just bought my Synology last week! Really sorry if this is a basic question.

Expected Behavior

Be able to move torrent data files to new sub folders within the "completed" directory.

How have you tried to solve the problem?

1. Given read/write permission to User that is attached to Transmission/docker. Also made the folder owner this User
2. Tried different arrays of the new Path I want to move the files to.
3. Used different folders (besides the "1.collections" folder. Always says Permission denied for every folder.

Log output

HW/SW Environment

- OS: Synology DS423+
- Docker: Standalone (20.10.3). Using Portainer.

Anything else?

No response

[ilike2burnthing]

I am trying to use the "Set Location" option to move the completed data files of torrents to another folder within the "data/complete" directory (main folder where all downloads end up).

Couldn't move '/data/completed' to '/completed/1.collections': Permission denied (13)

Should the new location instead be /data/completed/1.collections if it's supposed to be within your /data/completed folder?

[kdsub1]

I am trying to use the "Set Location" option to move the completed data files of torrents to another folder within the "data/complete" directory (main folder where all downloads end up).

Couldn't move '/data/completed' to '/completed/1.collections': Permission denied (13)

Should the new location instead be /data/completed/1.collections if it's supposed to be within your /data/completed folder?

Thanks for the reply! I still want to keep and have the downloads be in /data/completed, however, I want to manually move only a select few videos to /data/completed/1.collections

Does this mean that I create a new line in docker compose to include the new folder as a volume? Like below:

volumes:

• '/volume1/docker/transmission-openvpn/:/data'
• '/volume1/torrents/:/config'
• '/volume1/docker/transmission-openvpn/:/data/completed/1.collections'

Just a bit reluctant to change anything in docker compose as currently everything (else) works flawlessly. Don't want to mess that up -_-

[ilike2burnthing]

The error above shows that you're trying to move it to /completed/1.collections instead of /data/completed/1.collections.

[kdsub1]

The error above shows that you're trying to move it to /completed/1.collections instead of /data/completed/1.collections.

Sorry don't know what I was thinking when I wrote this - was copy/pasting the wrong paths.

Anyways, when I try to make a 'Common Path' of data/completed/1.collections I get a warning saying "Path must be an absolute path"

[pkishino]

Moved as not issue but support question

[kdsub1]

oh my. embarrassed to say how I fixed it. But I restarted the docker stack and now it works fine 🫠