I removed the deluge user, purged deluge, and re-installed using this guide here:
http://www.havetheknowhow.com/Install-t ... dless.html
Works so far. I can get to the server now!
I think the main difference is the way the guide shows to add the user.

Ok -- going to try making a /home/deluge/.config folder... don't know how this will work as I initially used the guide from this page to get it up at first (clueless newbie, didn't get to main site first)

I'll update the post in a few!

I'll try messing around with it tomorrow, but I did have a question about the PPA: Is it possible for the PPA to have all of this stuff done? Seems like a lot of extra work for someone who is still learning *nix -- for instance I have no idea what the first statement meant up there, or how to obtain...

Also, where are the default configuration files for deluge? I don't see any in /etc or the installation folder

Let me check real fast... I do have deluge set up to use the "deluge" user. Which doesn't have a /home That might affect it. Here is what I get if I run the command you gave: liath@ubuntu-zm:~$ sudo -u deluge deluged -d [ERROR ] 21:26:20 main:221 [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/home/liath/...

Hello, I'm trying to set up Deluge on my headless server machine, running Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS. I've added the PPA, and installed deluged, deluge-console, and followed the wiki articles, but so far, I'm having no success. "service deluge-daemon start" runs, with [OK] returned, but the proces...