Execute a system command
Executes a system command and captures its output.
local output = mympd.os_capture(command)
Parameters:
| PARAMETER | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| command | string | system command to execute |
Returns:
| FIELD | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| output | string | system command output as lua string |
If you want to run commands that changes the effective userid (e.g. with sudo) and you run myMPD with the default systemd service unit, you must create the mympd user manually and add an override.
groupadd -r mympd
useradd -r -g mympd -s /bin/false -d /var/lib/mympd mympd
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jcorporation/myMPD/v10.0.0/contrib/initscripts/mympd.service.in | sed 's|@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR@|/usr/bin|' /etc/systemd/system/mympd.service
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart mympd