Thread: .rtorrent.rc

Hi guys,

I've installed rtorrent today. and when i hit screen rtorrent the screen comes up but is telling me can't locate the /.rtorrent.rc
Can someone tell me where the exact place where i have to place this file please?

I run an Centos system (In case you need to know)

BTW: Please note i just started using centos. (noob)

Thank you.

Hey local2, you need to place the file in the rtorrent user's home directory. e.g /home/local2/.rtorrent.rc

Unless you thought it was smart idea to run rtorrent as root

Originally Posted by DutchRuff

Unless you thought it was smart idea to run rtorrent as root

Yeah that's what i did mate. Still getting the same error.
Any explanation how to switch users? Also i don't think i have another user. How can i find out?

Thanks for you help guys. (Please help a nood)

EDIT:

Also i'm getting this error on rutorrent gui:

Code:

[07.01.2012 09:56:31] WebUI started.
[07.01.2012  09:56:31] No connection to rTorrent. Check if it is really running.  Check $scgi_port and $scgi_host settings in config.php and scgi_port in  rTorrent configuration file.

How can i correct this one as well please.

I don't run CentOS but in that other topic, there is a note in the first few paragraphs: NOTE : First exit out of root and switch/login with your "super user" and make sure u are in your "home/user" dir > "$ cd /home/user"

This means you need to install rtorrent, webui and so on as a different user (let's say user local2). That user needs the rtorrent.rc, access to the WebUI and so on.

CentOS, unless you're proficient on it, is not the best distro to start with. If you can or willing to spend time, switch to Debian or Ubuntu (server versions); much easier to install and much more recent documentation to be found.

I would not recommend CentOS to beginners, there is great chance you will fail in process of setting up rTorrent, for example to install rTorrent without troubles I would recommend you Debian based distro (Ubuntu 10.04 Server for example) and autodl installer from ruTorrent wiki, login to your SSH account (not the root) and run this code

Code:

cd
wget --no-check-certificate -O autodl-setup  http://sourceforge.net/projects/autodl-irssi/files/autodl-setup/download
sudo sh autodl-setup

Follow installer instructions and you will have working rTorrent /ruTorrent in less than 15mins.
EDIT: don't know why CODE tag breaks long wget line, there should be 3 lines there
1. cd
2. wget ...
3. sudo ...

Reference: PluginAutodlirssi - rutorrent - Yet another web front-end for rTorrent - Google Project Hosting

Originally Posted by UltraSbox

Follow installer instructions and you will have working rTorrent /ruTorrent in less than 15mins.

Installer is supposed to work nicely yet contains a lot (!!!) of outdated versions of libraries in the script. Not saying that is a bad thing (because they all can be optimized to work together) but I prefer a more general script that uses half-manual installation so beginners (and more advanced users) not only see/understand what they are doing but also need to think about "is there an update for lib xxxxx" or what user am I logged in as and what do I do next.

Originally Posted by DutchRuff

I don't run CentOS but in that other topic, there is a note in the first few paragraphs: NOTE : First exit out of root and switch/login with your "super user" and make sure u are in your "home/user" dir > "$ cd /home/user"

This means you need to install rtorrent, webui and so on as a different user (let's say user local2). That user needs the rtorrent.rc, access to the WebUI and so on.

CentOS, unless you're proficient on it, is not the best distro to start with. If you can or willing to spend time, switch to Debian or Ubuntu (server versions); much easier to install and much more recent documentation to be found.

So, what you telling me here is that i need to install it with a domain username (like domain owner) or is superuser something else?
ATM i am about to start a new clean installation of Ubuntu. Let you know how it goes.

Thank you for your time and help.