By default plex run as user “plex”, If plex user doesn’t have proper permissions for media directory Plex and / or some channels like “Sub-Zero Subtitles” may not work properly.
To change the user for Plex with Systemd ( Ubuntu , Centos , Arch linux etc.) follow below steps.
- service plexmediaserver stop
- chown -R myuser:myuser /var/lib/plexmediaserver
- Edit: /usr/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service
- Change
User = YourUSer
Group = YourUser
- systemctl daemon-reload
- service plexmediaserver stop
