Scripting: Zee S2 settings.ini updates lost every restart

[beboyle]

I've written a vb script using Newtonsoft.Json that runs fine under tenScripting3 but when I move it to the scripts directory on the Zee S2 it fails to compile with "Compiling script /usr/local/HomeSeer/scripts/BEBScripts.vb: The import 'Newtonsoft.Json' could not be found."

I added "ScriptingReferences=System.XML;System.XML.dll,System.Data;S ystem.Data.Dll,System.Web;System.Web.dll,System.Web.DataVisu alization;System.Web.DataVisualization.dll,System.Drawing;Sy stem.Drawing.dll;Newtonsoft.Json;bin\homeseer\Newtonsoft.Jso n.dll" to settings.ini in the Config folder but that did not change the message.

I then copied the Newtonsoft.Json.dll to the homeseer directory and took the path off that configuration line but still get the same message.

Then when I restarted homeseer on the Zee I saw that the changes to settings.ini have been lost. No ScriptingReferences line is there at all, even though WinSCP definitely shows me the updated version before I restart. Every time I restart homeseer the ScriptingReferences line is removed from settings.ini.

I'm now suspecting the problem is actually that I'm somehow not updating the settings.ini file correctly.

Any ideas?

[Pete]

Try shutting down HomeSeer before editing the INI file and see if that helps.

[beboyle]

Thanks, good thought but I haven't found any way to do that on a Zee since the "Shutdown" command shuts down the whole box, not just the Homeseer app. If there is a way to stop Homeseer without losing access to the linux host I'll give that a try.

Nevermind, I must have had my eyes closed. I do see "Shutdown Homeseer" in the menu. I'll try that now.

[Pete]

Good news and welcome to the Homeseer forum Bruce.

You can do everything relating to the Zee without a monitor or keyboard or mouse connected to it.

Here personally just run the Zee headless.

Relating to Windows you can install

1 - Putty for remote SSH to the Zee
2 - WinSCP for an explorer like interface to the Zee (you can edit, copy files et al)

You can also install a program called Webmin on the Zee to manage and upgrade the OS whenever you want. Webmin is a GUI interface that has been around for ages.

[beboyle]

Thanks, I appreciate the guidance. I'm just getting started. I'm used to developing on Windows but it has been a long time since I did any work on Linux.