Spotifyd/spotifyd

spotifyd won't run (Couldn't connect to syslog)

JaceReid opened this issue · 2 comments

JaceReid commented

Description
After building and install spotifyd I try to run it and get an error. I also have tried install from arch repos. Same error:

Error:
0: Couldn't connect to syslog instance: Initialization

Location:
src/main.rs:53

Backtrace omitted.
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Logs

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<!-- PLEASE PASTE YOUR LOGS BELOW THIS LINE WHEN REPORTING BUGS. Make sure to run spotifyd using the `--verbose` flag -->Error: 
   0: Couldn't connect to syslog instance: Initialization

Location:
   src/main.rs:53

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   1: main<unknown>
      at <unknown source file>:<unknown line>
   2: __libc_start_main<unknown>
      at <unknown source file>:<unknown line>

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Compilation flags

  • dbus_mpris
  • dbus_keyring
  • alsa_backend
  • portaudio_backend
  • pulseaudio_backend
  • rodio_backend

Versions

  • OS: artix linux
  • Spotifyd: 0.3.4
  • cargo: 1.67.1
eladyn commented

Thank you for the report. As the error says, spotifyd needs a running syslog instance, when run as a daemon. So you can either run it with --no-daemon or install a syslog equivalent for your system.
See also #1107.

eladyn commented

I think we can close this? If you have any further questions, feel free to raise them or ask in the matrix chat.