I have installed super-poussin's Bittorrent Sync/BtSync 1.2.82 (btsync_1.2.82_all.deb) from the Community Dropbox. I changed the Device Name and Authorization Password in the WebUI Settings and also added several Folders. The Folders are synchronized with my other systems.When restarting the ReadyNAS 102 (Firmware 6.1.4), Bittorrent Sync/BtSync is getting started again, but all Setting changes, e.g., Device Name and Authorization Password, and also all Folders are gone.I also have the PowerPC version of Bittorrent Sync/BtSync running on a Western Digital MyBookLiveDuo, but there the settings are kept when shutting down/restarting the btsync service.I am aware of the config file for Bittorrent Sync/BtSync, which I have used on the MyBookLiveDuo to change the Device Name/Authorization Password, but I did not need to modify it to keep the Folder configuration.Has anybody else noticed this problem on the ReadyNAS and possibly found a solution? Is there maybe some directory that is not available or read-only, so that the configuration cannot be stored?

The problem seems to be with the permissions for the directory that Bittorrent Sync/BtSync uses to store the Folders and Settings.The app is installed with its data directory under '/data/btsync'. The directories' owner & group, including '.sync', is 'guest' and the access is restricted to read-only for users of other groups. As the btsync process is later started by the 'admin' user, which is in the 'admin' group, it cannot create or update any of the settings' files.I solved the issue for myself by changing the directory/file permissions to allow write access to all users/groups. With this, the Folders and Settings/Authorizations are now finally saved.Hopefully super-poussin can fix this problem in the next release, so that it will work for a fresh install.

new version on the dropbox should solve this :) thanks for reporting

super-poussin wrote:new version on the dropbox should solve this :) thanks for reportingThe same problem with ver. 1.2.82 from dropbox and ReadyNAS 104 (6.1.5) :(Maciek

Solved by chown to admin/admin and chmod to write for owner and group for folders above sync.conf.

I have the same problem, the Bittorrent sync client doesn't save it's settings through reboots..I've tried setting the permissions on the relevant folders ...I did ..cd /appschmod 777 btsyncchown admin:admin btsynccd btsyncchmod 777 configchown admin:admin configDoes that look right?I've rebooted and stopped/started the client several times but the "sync.conf" file in /apps/btsync/config never gets updated.I have version 1.2.82 running on OS6.1.6 on a RN102.Any ideas?

Bittorent Sync/BtSync not storing configuration

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StephanCanada73
Guide
Dec 28, 2013
The problem seems to be with the permissions for the directory that Bittorrent Sync/BtSync uses to store the Folders and Settings.

The app is installed with its data directory under '/data/btsync'. The directories' owner & group, including '.sync', is 'guest' and the access is restricted to read-only for users of other groups. As the btsync process is later started by the 'admin' user, which is in the 'admin' group, it cannot create or update any of the settings' files.

I solved the issue for myself by changing the directory/file permissions to allow write access to all users/groups. With this, the Folders and Settings/Authorizations are now finally saved.

Hopefully super-poussin can fix this problem in the next release, so that it will work for a fresh install.
super_poussin
Virtuoso
Dec 28, 2013
new version on the dropbox should solve this :) thanks for reporting
Sobal
Aspirant
Jan 27, 2014
super-poussin wrote:
new version on the dropbox should solve this :) thanks for reporting

The same problem with ver. 1.2.82 from dropbox and ReadyNAS 104 (6.1.5) :(

Maciek
Sobal
Aspirant
Jan 27, 2014
Solved by chown to admin/admin and chmod to write for owner and group for folders above sync.conf.
alanwsg1
Aspirant
Feb 15, 2014
I have the same problem, the Bittorrent sync client doesn't save it's settings through reboots..

I've tried setting the permissions on the relevant folders ...
I did ..

cd /apps
chmod 777 btsync
chown admin:admin btsync
cd btsync
chmod 777 config
chown admin:admin config

Does that look right?
I've rebooted and stopped/started the client several times but the "sync.conf" file in /apps/btsync/config never gets updated.

I have version 1.2.82 running on OS6.1.6 on a RN102.

Any ideas?
super_poussin
Virtuoso
Feb 15, 2014
I'm note able to reproduce the issue :(
alanwsg1
Aspirant
Feb 16, 2014
Tried every combination of owner & access rights I could think of but still couldn't get the BtSync App to save its settings over a reboot.

Eventually un-installed it and installed the btsync software by hand, put an entry in init.d to start it at boot time and it works just fine. I haven't got a nice button in frontview to stop/start it but I can live without that.

I think the problem is something to do with passing the sync.cong file to btsync via the '--config' parameter. I'm not sure that's even necessary, I didn't use when starting it by hand.

Anyhoo, I've got it all working now so I'm happy!
TonV
Aspirant
Apr 12, 2014
I'm having the same issue, running 6.1.6 and whenever I reboot I lose my saved configuration...
I would really like it to work as designed, the tools seems really powerful!

btw, on the Bittorent site I see they already have version 1.3.87 available, is there any way to upgrade?
I'm not really a linux expert, and using the GUI to install is my preferred method :-)

Cheers!
fastfwd
Virtuoso
Apr 12, 2014
Don't use 1.3.87. Like all of the 1.3.x versions so far, it has bugs.

1.2.92 is still the most reliable version at this point.
super_poussin
Virtuoso
Apr 12, 2014
The btsync team will provide official version