# It seems like /root/.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf doesn't exist. But it does
**URL:** https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/it-seems-like-root-config-mopidy-mopidy-conf-doesnt-exist-but-it-does/1943
**Category:** Misc
**Created:** [October 7, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/it-seems-like-root-config-mopidy-mopidy-conf-doesnt-exist-but-it-does/1943 "2017-10-07T20:45:23Z")
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### Author:  [@GabrielM120](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/GabrielM120)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/it-seems-like-root-config-mopidy-mopidy-conf-doesnt-exist-but-it-does/1943/1 "2017-10-07T20:45:24Z")
When I do: “mopidy config” or “mopidy” or “mopidy local scan” it says:
WARNING Unable to initialize /root/.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf with default config: [Errno 5] Input/output error: ‘/root/.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf’
[core]
cache\_dir = $XDG\_CACHE\_DIR/mopidy
config\_dir = $XDG\_CONFIG\_DIR/mopidy
data\_dir = $XDG\_DATA\_DIR/mopidy
max\_tracklist\_length = 10000
restore\_state = false
[logging]
color = true
console\_format = %(levelname)-8s %(message)s
debug\_format = %(levelname)-8s %(asctime)s [%(process)d:%(threadName)s] %(name)s\n %(message)s
debug\_file = mopidy.log
config\_file =
[audio]
mixer = software
mixer\_volume =
output = autoaudiosink
buffer\_time =
[proxy]
scheme =
hostname =
port =
username =
password =
[mpd]
enabled = true
hostname = 127.0.0.1
port = 6600
password =
max\_connections = 20
connection\_timeout = 60
zeroconf = Mopidy MPD server on $hostname
command\_blacklist =
listall
listallinfo
default\_playlist\_scheme = m3u
[http]
enabled = true
hostname = 127.0.0.1
port = 6680
static\_dir =
zeroconf = Mopidy HTTP server on $hostname
[stream]
enabled = true
protocols =
http
https
mms
rtmp
rtmps
rtsp
metadata\_blacklist =
timeout = 5000
[m3u]
enabled = false ; Extension disabled due to config errors.
base\_dir = ; ‘ascii’ codec can’t encode character u’\xfa’ in position 7: ordinal not in range(128)
default\_encoding = latin-1
default\_extension = .m3u8
playlists\_dir =
[softwaremixer]
enabled = true
[file]
enabled = true
media\_dirs =
$XDG\_MUSIC\_DIR|Music
~/|Home
excluded\_file\_extensions =
.jpg
.jpeg
show\_dotfiles = false
follow\_symlinks = false
metadata\_timeout = 1000
[local]
enabled = false ; Extension disabled due to config errors.
library = json
media\_dir = ; ‘ascii’ codec can’t encode character u’\xfa’ in position 7: ordinal not in range(128)
scan\_timeout = 1000
scan\_flush\_threshold = 100
scan\_follow\_symlinks = false
excluded\_file\_extensions =
.directory
.html
.jpeg
.jpg
.log
.nfo
.png
.txt
[local-sqlite]
enabled = true
directories =
Albums local:directory?type=album
Artists local:directory?type=artist
Composers local:directory?type=artist&role=composer
Genres local:directory?type=genre
Performers local:directory?type=artist&role=performer
Release Years local:directory?type=date&format=%25Y
Tracks local:directory?type=track
Last Week’s Updates local:directory?max-age=604800
Last Month’s Updates local:directory?max-age=2592000
timeout = 10
use\_album\_mbid\_uri = true
use\_artist\_mbid\_uri = false
use\_artist\_sortname = false
[local-images]
enabled = true
library = json
base\_uri = /images/
image\_dir =
album\_art\_files =
\*.jpg
\*.jpeg
\*.png
[iris]
enabled = true
country = NZ
locale = en\_NZ
authorization\_url = [https://jamesbarnsley.co.nz/auth\_v2.php](https://jamesbarnsley.co.nz/auth_v2.php)
[spotify]
enabled = false ; Extension disabled due to config errors.
username = ; Must be set.
password = ; Must be set.
client\_id = ; Must be set.
client\_secret = ; Must be set.
bitrate = 160
volume\_normalization = true
private\_session = false
timeout = 10
allow\_cache = true
allow\_network = true
allow\_playlists = true
search\_album\_count = 20
search\_artist\_count = 10
search\_track\_count = 50
toplist\_countries =
But I have “mopidy.conf” with all the configurations.
And when I try to do the:
ls -l ~/.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf
ls: no se puede acceder a /root/.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf: No existe el archivo o el directorio
It seems like it doesn’t exist.
I don’t know what to do. Please, help me. Sorry for my bad english
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### Author:  [@GabrielM120](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/GabrielM120)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2017, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/it-seems-like-root-config-mopidy-mopidy-conf-doesnt-exist-but-it-does/1943/2 "2017-10-12T08:59:06Z")
I am trying to use it in the bash console on windows 10. It used to work well, but I don’t know what I did. And I am using the root user because is the only one in the bash.
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### Author:  [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2017, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/it-seems-like-root-config-mopidy-mopidy-conf-doesnt-exist-but-it-does/1943/3 "2017-10-12T09:01:58Z")
What system is mopidy installed on here? Obviously it’s not Ubuntu or something else modern as that would have the root user disabled by default.
Why do you say mopidy.conf exists if your filesystem is telling you it doesn’t?