monitor script, permissions

Tom Schwartzman

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Mar 10, 2021, 12:39:10 PM3/10/21

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motionEye Version 0.42.1
Motion Version 4.2.2+gitUNKNOWN
OS Version motionEyeOS 20200606

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I have implemented a (test) monitor script, which is exactly what you see at the bottom of this web page:

https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye/wiki/Monitoring-Commands

It adds the cpu temp to the overlay in the web browser.

the file is /data/etc/monitor_1 (for camera 1) and its permissions are 755, making it executable.

works well.

however whenever motion/motioneye restarts (i.e. a change in setting in the web UI which forces me to "apply"), the permissions on this file get changed to 644, and it no longer runs b/c it is no longer executable.

Any idea why? or how to fix?

Thanks,

Tom

Kevin Shumaker

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Mar 10, 2021, 12:45:49 PM3/10/21

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Try making a /data/scripts folder with the correct permissions, then copy the file there. (also with the correct permissions.

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Tom Schwartzman

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Mar 10, 2021, 1:09:43 PM3/10/21

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Did you mean move it there and create a symbolic link in /data/etc? That unfortunately doesn't change the behavior, the /data/scripts/motion_1 gets changed to non-executable.

Just copying there (so it is in both places) - the /data/etc version gets changed to non-executable and it doesn't run.

Just moving it there (without changing any config files) - does not run.

Tom

Tom Schwartzman

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Mar 10, 2021, 1:12:07 PM3/10/21

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i meant /data/scripts/monitor_1 in the previous reply.

Kevin Shumaker

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Mar 10, 2021, 1:26:46 PM3/10/21

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Created new image for rpizerow

created file /data/etc/monitor_1

copied/pasted from the Monitoring Commands at the bottom to file

ran chmod 777 /data/etc/monitor1

reboot

upon reboot shows /data/etc/monior_1 as -rwxrwxrwx

and show temp correctly under frame rates.

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Kevin Shumaker

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Mar 10, 2021, 1:36:49 PM3/10/21

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Did it as 755, same result

Did it with change timezone, same result.

All changes kept the appropriate permissions, didn't matter how rebooted.

Tom Schwartzman

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Mar 10, 2021, 1:48:55 PM3/10/21

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Thanks for testing. What I was seeing was when you "Apply" changes via the web UI (which restarts motion/motioneye, but not the rpi).

I have since rebooted the rpi and am not seeing the behavior any more. Seems likes ghosts in the machine.

Again thanks for trying things out; I should've tried a reboot first anyway.

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