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geps · 2016-11-30, 19:54

Hi all.
I'm new here, I looked for my topic, but I couldn't find anything about it.

How can I change log file location? I would like to move it from /home/pi/.kodi/temp/ to an external USB stick.
Or, in alternative, how can I can I set log level in order to avoid "NOTICE" log?

Thank you very much.

**popcornmix** · 2016-11-30, 20:10

Try setting env variable KODI_TEMP pointing to the temp directory you want to use before launching kodi.

geps · 2016-11-30, 20:27

done this:

Code:
echo "export KODI_TEMP=/mnt/cache/kodi/temp" >> .bashrc

and rebooted.

The variable has been set, but I still have temp dir on /home/pi/.kodi...

**popcornmix** · 2016-11-30, 20:44

debug log (wiki) ?

Should be a line like:

Code:
19:52:10.689 T:1995543328  NOTICE: special://temp/ is mapped to: /home/pi/.kodi/temp

geps · 2016-11-30, 21:29

Yes.
By the way if it would be possible to move whole temp dir would be even better...

**black_eagle** · 2016-11-30, 22:13

Can you move it with path substitution ?

Something like

PHP Code:
<advancedsettings>
 <pathsubstitution>
  <substitute>
    <from>special://temp/</from>
    <to>/mnt/cache/kodi/temp/</to>
  </substitute>
 </pathsubstitution>
</advancedsettings> 

trogggy · 2016-11-30, 22:19

(2016-11-30, 22:13)black_eagle Wrote: Can you move it with path substitution ?

Something like

PHP Code:
<advancedsettings> <pathsubstitution> <substitute> <from>special://temp/</from> <to>/mnt/cache/kodi/temp/</to> </substitute> </pathsubstitution> </advancedsettings>

IIRC pathsubs don't work for the temp folder. I've moved it to a different partition with a symlink in the distant past.

**black_eagle** · 2016-11-30, 22:30

@trogggy - Must admit I haven't tried it with special://temp but yeah, a symlink would let you move it, even across drives.

geps · 2016-12-01, 19:53

I tried with symlink and it seems work, but at startup a log warns me with something like "failed to start commoncache...". In the new temp dir there is a file named commoncache.db that remains at 0 size. Do I have to worry?

geps · 2016-12-01, 20:28

It's a service plugin used by some of my installed add-ons.
I tried one of these add-on, and it seems work even without this plugin.
Neverthless I decided to roll back: so conclusion is that it is not possible to relocate temp dir?

**black_eagle** · 2016-12-01, 20:32

I checked out that commoncache.db and it belongs to ArtworkDownloader, so it's not critical unless you use that add-on a lot.