2015-08-28, 15:53
Is there any way to make the folder above userdata (i.e. .kodi) available over SMB?
The issue I have is that for non-technical people like my brother, I can create a desktop shortcut to //192.168.1.86 (or even to a specific folder) which he can click on and access the files and if he could access the log files this way, it would be simple to explain to him how to reboot the RPi, recreate his problem and then click on the desktop link to access the logs and upload them, to help diagnose any problems he's having. Explaining to him how to use WinSCP to access ./kodi/temp and copy the log file from there before uploading it is rather more complicated and means he's less likely to provide the log files.
The issue I have is that for non-technical people like my brother, I can create a desktop shortcut to //192.168.1.86 (or even to a specific folder) which he can click on and access the files and if he could access the log files this way, it would be simple to explain to him how to reboot the RPi, recreate his problem and then click on the desktop link to access the logs and upload them, to help diagnose any problems he's having. Explaining to him how to use WinSCP to access ./kodi/temp and copy the log file from there before uploading it is rather more complicated and means he's less likely to provide the log files.
