Confusing Error Message

[worldpe]

I am trying to run the command mpdscribble --conf="/home/wpeace/.config/mpdscribble/mpdscribble.conf" --daemon-user="wpeace"

but get the error message Section has neither 'file' nor 'url'

When I did mpdscribble --conf="~/.config/mpdscribble/mpdscribble.conf" --daemon-user="wpeace" I was told Failed to open ~/.config/mpdscribble/mpdscribble.conf: No such file or directory, which I didn't expect either.

I got the program off the AUR and there was no default config, but I copied one I dug around in the github repo to find, my config file is:

[mpdscribble] pidfile = /var/run/mpdscribble.pid log = ~/.config/mpdscribble/mpdscribble.log verbose = 2 journal_interval = 600

port = 6600

[last.fm] url = https://post.audioscrobbler.com/ username = WhoDidYouKnow password = 1e067f691be7b1f7e9502ba79d272514 journal = ~/.config/mpdscribble/lastfm.journal

[libre.fm] url = http://turtle.libre.fm/ username = WhereAreWeSeeing password = 70b8122aeaa5ef53ae37148fbaf37e4f journal = /var/cache/mpdscribble/librefm.journal

[file] file = /var/log/mpdscribble/log`

Some of the config comes from this guide: https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/how-to-install-and-setup-mpd-mpdscribble-ncmpcpp/8439, I can't see anything obvious being refernecing, I have both a file and url value, and there wasn't a [url] section listed in the default config, so I don't think that needs to be added anywhere. However i Have a [file] section and file variable, so I am not sure why it appears to be missing.

[ammgws]

What happens if you remove the "[mpdscribble]" from the start of the file?

My config doesn't have that, those options are all just listed at the top level.

I think what is happening is that it is being interpreted as a scrobble backend, and there is no url or file under [mpdscribble] hence the error.

[dhruvSHA256]

correct syntax to specify config file is mpdscribble --conf /home/wpeace/.config/mpdscribble/mpdscribble.conf --daemon-user wpeace

[ammgws]

@MaxKellermann I believe this can be closed now