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SABnzbd+ binary newsgrabber: service not enabled, edit /etc/default/sabnzbdpl

This message shows up in my terminal. I googled it, but no answer to be found. I am a Ubuntu newbie.I guess I missed a step, maybe something with init. Who can help? ;)

I installed SABnzbd, then made sure it is updated automatically: like this: 

gksu add-apt-repository ppa:lottanzb/ppa
The program 'gksu' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install gksu
gksu add-apt-repository ppa:lottanzb/ppa
The program 'gksu' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install gksu
sudo apt-get install gksu
[sudo] password for ninti: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libssl0.9.8 libufe-xidgetter0 webaccounts-extension-common
  xul-ext-websites-integration
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libgksu2-0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gksu libgksu2-0
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
Need to get 99,6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 740 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Get:1 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe libgksu2-0 amd64 2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu4 [71,8 kB]
Get:2 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe gksu amd64 2.0.2-6ubuntu2 [27,8 kB]
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Selecting previously unselected package libgksu2-0.
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update-alternatives: using /usr/share/libgksu/debian/gconf-defaults.libgksu-sudo to provide /usr/share/gconf/defaults/10_libgksu (libgksu-gconf-defaults) in auto mode
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ninti@ninti-K52Jc:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/sabnzbdplus start
[sudo] password for ninti: 
 * SABnzbd+ binary newsgrabber: service not enabled, edit /etc/default/sabnzbdplus
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  • I could guess as to what goes wrong, but the official installation procedure for SABnzbd is much easier. Simply find the package in the Software Center and click install. – Jos Sep 13 '15 at 10:10
  • Thanks for your quick reply. I did install it from the Software Center, yet it didn't work... I have to edit this file: /etc/default/sabnzbdplus, but the outcome is: bash: /etc/default/sabnzbdplus: Permission denied – Saskia Sep 13 '15 at 10:29
  • Try sudo nano /etc/default/sabnzbdplus. – Jos Sep 13 '15 at 10:31
  • Hi Jos, I did that, just now, once more. But than what to do? I've copied and pasted the outcome above in my original post.. – Saskia Sep 13 '15 at 10:32
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    At this point, sudo /etc/init.d/sabnzbdplus restart should work. – Jos Sep 13 '15 at 10:39
  • this is the outcome, again.... SABnzbd+ binary newsgrabber: service not enabled, edit /etc/default/sabnzbdpl – Saskia Sep 13 '15 at 10:42

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Sabnzb can only run as a service after we had filled in the required fields in its configuration file /etc/default/sabnzbdplus.

# [required] user or uid of account to run the program as:
USER=<your_username>

Give in your <your_username> in the above line. To edit a file in /etc we need root permission, e.g. by running either one of both commands:

sudo nano /etc/default/sabnzbdplus
gksu /etc/defaults/sabnzbdplus

Note: Editing files as root may have unwanted side-effects on system stability. We should only do so if we know what we are doing.

But, we do not need to run sabnzb as a service every time the computer starts. It is perfectly fine to only run it when we need it by clicking on its icon from the Dash, or by running

sabnzbdplus --browser 1

in a terminal (this will open the web-interface in your browser in a default setup, say 0 to not open in a browser).

Takkat
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  • required] user or uid of account to run the program as: USER=s.marges4@upcmail.nl

    [optional] full path to the configuration file of your choice;

    otherwise, the default location (in $USER's home

    directory) is used:

    CONFIG=

    [optional] hostname/ip and port number to listen on:

    HOST= PORT=

    [optional] extra command line options, if any:

    EXTRAOPTS=

     – Saskia Sep 13 '15 at 10:39
  • How to enter this? If I press Enter, it skips a line, when I want to close the terminal, it says a program is still running. – Saskia Sep 13 '15 at 10:40
  • I removed sabnzbd and installed it again. I manually have to upload the nzb to sabnzbd and than it works. It will do for now.... thanks for your help! – Saskia Sep 13 '15 at 10:55