Sudo Homebridge doesn't work

[Will711990]

Hi,

I need your help, I installed Homebridge and updated my config.json file.
After, I write : homebridge
All my devices are detected and it's nice (so there isn't mistake in my file)

Now I wanna use my DashButton, but to use homebridge-amazondash service, I need to write sudo homebridge.
At this moment, it tells me there is a mistake in my config.json (but I know it's wrong because it works with homebridge.
It tells me too it can't read the file, so I supposed that I've got a user's right problems...

But I don't know how to do... so I can't use my DashButtons...
Do you have a solution please ?

Thank you

PS : I'm running HomeBridge on a RPi 3

`There was a problem reading your config.json file.
[2/15/2017, 9:06:13 PM] Please try pasting your config.json file here to validate it: http://jsonlint.com
[2/15/2017, 9:06:13 PM]
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:197
throw err;
^

Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read
at Error (native)
at Object.fs.readSync (fs.js:603:19)
at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:438:24)
at Server._loadConfig (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:191:28)
at new Server (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:52:38)
at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/cli.js:26:16)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/bin/homebridge:17:22)
at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
at Module.load (module.js:343:32)`

[Fienberber]

I have the exact same problem
Dit you find a solution ?

[vsidlu]

I strugled with same problem. Homebridge worked perfectly with other plugins like - wemo - ifttt. After adding plugin homebridge-amazondash its suddenly hangs on. I realized that there is problem with privileges. The thing that helped me is -

edit file homebridge.service

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/homebridge.service

Change User=pi to User=root

[Unit]
Description=Node.js HomeKit Server
After=syslog.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=pi
EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/homebridge
ExecStart=/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/bin/homebridge $HOMEBRIDGE_OPTS
RestartSec=10
KillMode=process

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

I hope it helps you!

[LazzR1]

I'm having the same issue. but I don't have this file: /etc/systemd/system/homebridge.service

[vsidlu]

I used this instruction to set up Homebride = https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k2u9Id4O4rO0v-7j8-3Yb1JuDZGAVS8ltS4cu-71U9w/edit

[Fienberber]

I managed to make it work by simply edit the config.json in the root file in /root/.homebridge.
My two config.json are the same I don't know if you can only set up the dash button in the root.
But it works for me.