The daemon really shouldn't be running as root. Here is a simple patch for the Debian package that that creates a 'subsonic' system user at install time and then runs as that instead of root.
Patch to run subsonic as its own user.
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This patch was included in 4.5.beta2, but caused problems to a significant number of users (due to missing permissions).
To avoid a storm of support requests, the patch will be reverted in 4.5 final.
Patch to run subsonic as its own user.
This patch was included in 4.5.beta2, but caused problems to a significant number of users (due to missing permissions).
To avoid a storm of support requests, the patch will be reverted in 4.5 final.