Mythtv backend

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 12:02:41AM -0500, Merv Curley wrote:
> I hope I am getting somewhere.
> 
> I have followed the Ubuntu install instructions as suggested by Aaron Vegh.  
> But since I have never tried to ssh to another computer, I am stopped at 
> configuring the backend using  this computer with X installed.
> 
> Here is where I am, logged on to the backend computer.
> 
>  ssh merv-Q0ErXNX1RuZALGUKhjNAFw at public.gmane.org  [ the backend ]
> The authenticity of host '192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2)' can't be established.
> RSA key fingerprint is c3:8e:98:40:1c:49:dd:5b:d3:21:32:8c:28:6d:80:bc.
> Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
> 
> Warning: Permanently added '192.168.0.2' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
> 
> I don't imagine this is any probem.  now I supply the password and I am logged 
> on.  So I try;  sudo mythtv-setup.

mythtv-setup should be run as the user that mythtv runs as, not as root.

> mythtv-setup: cannot connect to X server
> 
> I read the suggested page at Gentoo-wiki but that didn't clear my grey cells 
> since, it suggests  -
> 
> X11Forwarding needs to be enabled on the sshd server.
> 
> I checked the file on the backend computer and 'X11 forwarding yes'  ...

Remember the -X or -Y option for ssh to enable X forwarding.  Unless you
ask the client to do X forwarding, it doesn't matter if the server is
configured to allow it or not after all.

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