Run sudo rm /var/tmp/uploadlog.txt and try again.
It won’t overwrite the file created by another user.
Sorry to be a simple soul, but: try : grab-logs again? Or try: ls -la /var/tmp again? 
After you run the remove command run grab-logs -A as user osmc.
osmc@mediaplayer:~$ grab-logs -A
Logs successfully uploaded.
Logs available at https://paste.osmc.tv/ifupadiyep
Remarkable: ran it without sudo this time, and it works. I’ve been using sudo for a long time, because I was convinced it wouldn’t work without. So what have I been doing wrong? Trying to learn…
Edit:
osmc@mediaplayer:~$ ls -la /var/tmp
totaal 356
drwxrwxrwt 9 root root 4096 feb 10 09:52 .
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 dec 28 20:11 ..
srwxr-xr-x 1 osmc osmc 0 feb 10 09:52 osmc.settings.sockfile
srwxr-xr-x 1 osmc osmc 0 feb 10 09:52 osmc.settings.update.sockfile
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 mrt 31 2017 systemd-private-3531f938e5c74c8cb3f687516468a330-systemd-hostnamed.service-yTlHRJ
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 apr 2 2016 systemd-private-556fd16726ea4559a9dcafb911856eda-systemd-hostnamed.service-K9oqhZ
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 apr 26 2017 systemd-private-75bc310cc8bd455a97ae6d045138786e-systemd-hostnamed.service-8yiW0W
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 dec 28 19:55 systemd-private-77138521eb234effbf87c460b9413a14-systemd-hostnamed.service-8qa4px
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 nov 9 16:06 systemd-private-850dc3422f054d0d90b43c6bbd771a78-systemd-hostnamed.service-8Jzbop
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 feb 9 2017 systemd-private-d7f35228d9c24656a16e287a12e00696-systemd-hostnamed.service-2kEVec
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 apr 26 2017 systemd-private-d8d4df9e6cce4e9ea47df9390117a02d-systemd-hostnamed.service-oXYB3f
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 323893 feb 10 09:59 uploadlog.txt
So the uploadlog.txt now has user osmc whereas before it had willem as user.
I haven’t been logged in as user willem for quite some time, and the pi has been rebooted quite a few times in the interim. So: how come user willem was the user of uploadlog.txt?
/var/tmp , even so the name could you associate that, is not temporary. With mount | grep tmpfs you can see which folders are mounted via tmpfs
So you must have run it once as user willem which then created the file that only could be overwritten by user willem or by using sudo.
Thank you for explaining.
I have been playing around with different users, indeed.
So this situation will occur whenever someone has more than one users on their device and runs grab-logs from these different users?
It seems like that. Generally using multiple users on OSMC is not really suggested especially of the sudo capabilities
I see.
I’m only a novice, so I didn’t realise that.
I started using a pi, with OSMC only.
Then I discovered the pi (with OSMC) could be used for much more: Node-RED, Pi-Hole, sharing USB-devices through usbip.
My OSMC-pi grew into being the “server” for these kind of applications: stable and low-power-consumption, with eager communities all round.
I didn’t realize these “use cases” could be mutually exclusive, or at least, would interfere with each others operations.
Enough about this, I guess, as I have been drifting off topic quite monumentally, so: thank you for your prompt and expert support. Much appreciated.
Hi,
I would recommend you backup kodi settings, and either replace the sd card or reinstall osmc on the current one, then restore your settings.
Thanks Tom.
Hi,
Depends how old the sd card is, if its older than 2 years; I would get a new sd card.
Thanks Tom.
If i do get a new micro sd card what size should i get? My previous was 16GB, i think minimumly it needs a 8GB?
Yeah I would say minimum is 8GB while it depends on your library size
Not really, as the Database and thumbnails are still stored on your SD Card. But 8GB will get yu quite far. I think above 80.000 items that might become a issue
Support OSMC and get a good card:
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