I'm using mediatomb (ver.: 0.12.1-0ubuntu4) on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit.

My problem is that it does not automatically scan my media directories. Through mediatomb GUI, I added two 3TB data HDDs to be watched on the following basis.

  • Timed
  • Full-scan
  • Recursive
  • Interval: 1800 sec


Yes, I acknowledge that two 3TB HDDs may be too much to watch with the 1800 sec interval. However, it does scan all media files in a few minutes when I manually restart the mediatomb process. It also does scan all media files when I restart the computer.

How can I let mediatomb properly watch directories?