ffmpeg: File not found, but obviously is accessible
Either I'm doing some very stupid mistake, or I've stumbled upon a very strange bug here. I'm in bash, and I want to convert a .flac to a .mp3 using ffmpeg. Running
ffmpeg -i 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.flac 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.mp3
results in 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.flac: No such file or directory, although stat and ls both show the file with read permissions for the current user, and I can even view its contents using less.
I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory.
To exclude permission issues, I already did chmod -R 777 . to make the directory and all files world-readable and world-writable, still no chance.
Any ideas what could cause ffmpeg to not find the file, although it's obviously there?
linux bash ffmpeg filesystems file-permissions
asked Jan 22 at 11:04
LukeLRLukeLR
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Either I'm doing some very stupid mistake, or I've stumbled upon a very strange bug here. I'm in bash, and I want to convert a .flac to a .mp3 using ffmpeg. Running
ffmpeg -i 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.flac 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.mp3
results in 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.flac: No such file or directory, although stat and ls both show the file with read permissions for the current user, and I can even view its contents using less.
I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory.
To exclude permission issues, I already did chmod -R 777 . to make the directory and all files world-readable and world-writable, still no chance.
Any ideas what could cause ffmpeg to not find the file, although it's obviously there?
linux bash ffmpeg filesystems file-permissions
asked Jan 22 at 11:04
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
1
What is the output oftype ffmpeg? If it returns a path, what is the output offile /the/path/to/ffmpeg? Is there something quirky about the filesystem? (e.g. FUSE).
– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 22 at 11:13
The only way I can think that this would occur is ifffmpeghas the set user/group ID permission. What doesls -l $(which ffmpeg)report?
– AFH
Jan 22 at 18:19
Maybe it's something weird in the filename. Can you rename the source to something simple and try operating on that?
– wef
Jan 22 at 22:25
@wef Please re-read the question: "I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory."
– slhck
Jan 23 at 12:26
Whoops - seriously didn't notice that. Apologies.
– wef
Jan 23 at 23:22
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Either I'm doing some very stupid mistake, or I've stumbled upon a very strange bug here. I'm in bash, and I want to convert a .flac to a .mp3 using ffmpeg. Running
ffmpeg -i 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.flac 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.mp3
results in 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.flac: No such file or directory, although stat and ls both show the file with read permissions for the current user, and I can even view its contents using less.
I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory.
To exclude permission issues, I already did chmod -R 777 . to make the directory and all files world-readable and world-writable, still no chance.
Any ideas what could cause ffmpeg to not find the file, although it's obviously there?
linux bash ffmpeg filesystems file-permissions
asked Jan 22 at 11:04
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
Either I'm doing some very stupid mistake, or I've stumbled upon a very strange bug here. I'm in bash, and I want to convert a .flac to a .mp3 using ffmpeg. Running
ffmpeg -i 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.flac 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.mp3
results in 3 - Thirty Seconds to Mars - Rescue Me.flac: No such file or directory, although stat and ls both show the file with read permissions for the current user, and I can even view its contents using less.
I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory.
To exclude permission issues, I already did chmod -R 777 . to make the directory and all files world-readable and world-writable, still no chance.
Any ideas what could cause ffmpeg to not find the file, although it's obviously there?
linux bash ffmpeg filesystems file-permissions
linux bash ffmpeg filesystems file-permissions
asked Jan 22 at 11:04
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
asked Jan 22 at 11:04
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
asked Jan 22 at 11:04
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
asked Jan 22 at 11:04
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
asked Jan 22 at 11:04
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
8131420
1
What is the output oftype ffmpeg? If it returns a path, what is the output offile /the/path/to/ffmpeg? Is there something quirky about the filesystem? (e.g. FUSE).
– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 22 at 11:13
The only way I can think that this would occur is ifffmpeghas the set user/group ID permission. What doesls -l $(which ffmpeg)report?
– AFH
Jan 22 at 18:19
Maybe it's something weird in the filename. Can you rename the source to something simple and try operating on that?
– wef
Jan 22 at 22:25
@wef Please re-read the question: "I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory."
– slhck
Jan 23 at 12:26
Whoops - seriously didn't notice that. Apologies.
– wef
Jan 23 at 23:22
add a comment |
1
What is the output oftype ffmpeg? If it returns a path, what is the output offile /the/path/to/ffmpeg? Is there something quirky about the filesystem? (e.g. FUSE).
– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 22 at 11:13
The only way I can think that this would occur is ifffmpeghas the set user/group ID permission. What doesls -l $(which ffmpeg)report?
– AFH
Jan 22 at 18:19
Maybe it's something weird in the filename. Can you rename the source to something simple and try operating on that?
– wef
Jan 22 at 22:25
@wef Please re-read the question: "I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory."
– slhck
Jan 23 at 12:26
Whoops - seriously didn't notice that. Apologies.
– wef
Jan 23 at 23:22
1
1
What is the output of
type ffmpeg? If it returns a path, what is the output of file /the/path/to/ffmpeg? Is there something quirky about the filesystem? (e.g. FUSE).– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 22 at 11:13
What is the output of
type ffmpeg? If it returns a path, what is the output of file /the/path/to/ffmpeg? Is there something quirky about the filesystem? (e.g. FUSE).– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 22 at 11:13
The only way I can think that this would occur is if
ffmpeg has the set user/group ID permission. What does ls -l $(which ffmpeg) report?– AFH
Jan 22 at 18:19
The only way I can think that this would occur is if
ffmpeg has the set user/group ID permission. What does ls -l $(which ffmpeg) report?– AFH
Jan 22 at 18:19
Maybe it's something weird in the filename. Can you rename the source to something simple and try operating on that?
– wef
Jan 22 at 22:25
Maybe it's something weird in the filename. Can you rename the source to something simple and try operating on that?
– wef
Jan 22 at 22:25
@wef Please re-read the question: "I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory."
– slhck
Jan 23 at 12:26
@wef Please re-read the question: "I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory."
– slhck
Jan 23 at 12:26
Whoops - seriously didn't notice that. Apologies.
– wef
Jan 23 at 23:22
Whoops - seriously didn't notice that. Apologies.
– wef
Jan 23 at 23:22
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@kamil-maciorowski pointed me to the right direction.
lukas@Server:~$ type ffmpeg
ffmpeg ist /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
Which reminded me of a firejail setup.
lukas@Server:~$ file /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg: symbolic link to /usr/bin/firejail
Confirmed this. So apparently ffmpeg is running in a jail. Didn't know that I had firejail set up on that machine, but running /usr/bin/ffmpeg directly worked. So there is a restriction of the jail present, that doesn't whitelist input files.
answered Jan 23 at 13:45
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@kamil-maciorowski pointed me to the right direction.
lukas@Server:~$ type ffmpeg
ffmpeg ist /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
Which reminded me of a firejail setup.
lukas@Server:~$ file /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg: symbolic link to /usr/bin/firejail
Confirmed this. So apparently ffmpeg is running in a jail. Didn't know that I had firejail set up on that machine, but running /usr/bin/ffmpeg directly worked. So there is a restriction of the jail present, that doesn't whitelist input files.
answered Jan 23 at 13:45
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
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@kamil-maciorowski pointed me to the right direction.
lukas@Server:~$ type ffmpeg
ffmpeg ist /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
Which reminded me of a firejail setup.
lukas@Server:~$ file /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg: symbolic link to /usr/bin/firejail
Confirmed this. So apparently ffmpeg is running in a jail. Didn't know that I had firejail set up on that machine, but running /usr/bin/ffmpeg directly worked. So there is a restriction of the jail present, that doesn't whitelist input files.
answered Jan 23 at 13:45
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
add a comment |
@kamil-maciorowski pointed me to the right direction.
lukas@Server:~$ type ffmpeg
ffmpeg ist /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
Which reminded me of a firejail setup.
lukas@Server:~$ file /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg: symbolic link to /usr/bin/firejail
Confirmed this. So apparently ffmpeg is running in a jail. Didn't know that I had firejail set up on that machine, but running /usr/bin/ffmpeg directly worked. So there is a restriction of the jail present, that doesn't whitelist input files.
answered Jan 23 at 13:45
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
@kamil-maciorowski pointed me to the right direction.
lukas@Server:~$ type ffmpeg
ffmpeg ist /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
Which reminded me of a firejail setup.
lukas@Server:~$ file /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg: symbolic link to /usr/bin/firejail
Confirmed this. So apparently ffmpeg is running in a jail. Didn't know that I had firejail set up on that machine, but running /usr/bin/ffmpeg directly worked. So there is a restriction of the jail present, that doesn't whitelist input files.
answered Jan 23 at 13:45
LukeLRLukeLR
8131420
answered Jan 23 at 13:45
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What is the output of
type ffmpeg? If it returns a path, what is the output offile /the/path/to/ffmpeg? Is there something quirky about the filesystem? (e.g. FUSE).– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 22 at 11:13
The only way I can think that this would occur is if
ffmpeghas the set user/group ID permission. What doesls -l $(which ffmpeg)report?– AFH
Jan 22 at 18:19
Maybe it's something weird in the filename. Can you rename the source to something simple and try operating on that?
– wef
Jan 22 at 22:25
@wef Please re-read the question: "I suspected a problem with the filename, so I renamed the file to asdf.flac, which worked, but ffmpeg -i asdf.flac asdf.mp3 still gives me asdf.flac: No such file or directory."
– slhck
Jan 23 at 12:26
Whoops - seriously didn't notice that. Apologies.
– wef
Jan 23 at 23:22