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Changing PID file location
charlie-foxtrot edited this page Mar 9, 2026
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When the program is run in background, it stores its PID in the
/run/rtl_airband.pid file by default. This directory is usually not writable
for non-root users, so if you prefer to run RTLSDR-Airband on a non-privileged
user account, you may need to choose a different PID path. To do this, use
pidfile configuration option in the global section. Example:
pidfile = "/var/tmp/rtl_airband.pid";
Note: When RTLSDR-Airband is run as a systemd service of type simple (as described here), changing this option is not necessary. In this mode it's systemd's job to register the PID of the service. RTLSDR-Airband does not write a PID file in this case.
- Overview
- Installation
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Configuration essentials
- Grammar basics
- General configuration file structure
- Global Settings
- Configuring devices
- Configuring channels
- Configuring outputs
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Configuring optional features
- Disabling configuration sections
- Changing PID file location
- Manual squelch setting
- CTCSS
- NFM deemphasis
- Audio filters in MP3 outputs
- Notch filter
- Limiting channel bandwidth
- Icecast metadata updates in scan mode
- Logging activity of scanned frequencies
- Channel usage statistics
- Tweaking sampling rate and FFT size
- Mixers
- Multithreaded operation
- Running
- Troubleshooting
- Configuring auxiliary software to work with RTLSDR-Airband