Icecast Streaming Media Server

[Aluizio Neto]

Help me please, I can`t start ices, here is my log file:

"[2006-04-17 12:56:02] INFO ices-core/main IceS 2.0.1 started...
[2006-04-17 12:56:02] WARN ices-core/main pidfile "/usr/local/icecast2/ices.pid" cannot be written to
[2006-04-17 12:56:02] INFO input-oss/oss_open_module Opened audio device /dev/dsp at 2 channel(s), 44100 Hz
[2006-04-17 12:56:02] INFO encode/encode_initialise Encoder initialising in VBR mode: 2 channels, 44100 Hz, nominal 96000
[2006-04-17 12:56:02] INFO audio/resample_initialise Initialised resampler for 2 channels, from 44100 Hz to 22050 Hz
[2006-04-17 12:56:02] INFO encode/encode_initialise Encoder initialising in VBR mode: 2 channels, 22050 Hz, nominal 32000
[2006-04-17 12:56:02] INFO audio/downmix_initialise Enabling stereo->mono downmixing
[2006-04-17 12:56:02] INFO signals/signal_usr1_handler Metadata update requested
[2006-04-17 12:56:04] INFO audio/resample_initialise Initialised resampler for 1 channels, from 44100 Hz to 11000 Hz
[2006-04-17 12:56:04] INFO encode/encode_initialise Encoder initialising in VBR mode: 1 channels, 11000 Hz, nominal 16000
[2006-04-17 12:56:04] EROR stream/ices_instance_stream Failed initial connect to 150.164.63.210:8000 (Couldn't connect: Connection refused)
[2006-04-17 12:56:04] DBUG encode/encode_clear Clearing encoder engine
[2006-04-17 12:56:04] DBUG input/input_loop An instance died, removing it
[2006-04-17 12:56:04] DBUG input/input_flush_queue Input queue flush requested
[2006-04-17 12:56:05] EROR stream/ices_instance_stream Failed initial connect to xx.xxx.xxx.xx:8000 (Couldn't connect: Success)
[2006-04-17 12:56:05] DBUG encode/encode_clear Clearing encoder engine
[2006-04-17 12:56:05] DBUG input/input_loop An instance died, removing it
[2006-04-17 12:56:05] DBUG input/input_flush_queue Input queue flush requested
[2006-04-17 12:56:06] EROR stream/ices_instance_stream Failed initial connect to 127.0.0.1:8000 (Couldn't connect: Connection refused)
[2006-04-17 12:56:06] DBUG encode/encode_clear Clearing encoder engine
[2006-04-17 12:56:06] DBUG input/input_loop An instance died, removing it
[2006-04-17 12:56:06] DBUG input/input_flush_queue Input queue flush requested
[2006-04-17 12:56:06] INFO input/input_loop All instances removed, shutting down...
[2006-04-17 12:56:06] INFO ices-core/main Shutdown complete"

[Aluizio Neto]

I found out that I was using a config file for icecast 2.31 while here on debian Im using the 1.(something) version. When I changed it I could connect but now Im having password problems. I wish I could just turn off the passwd check while testing the program. Can anyone help me?

Thanks