MythTv - the mythtv user

[Merv Curley]

On Monday 22 January 2007 12:48, Michael MacLeod wrote:
> I imagine certain maintainence scripts are run as the mythtv user (think
> mtd and so forth), and the backend records the shows as the mythtv user I
> believe (or at least the mythtv user seems to own everything in
> /media/mythtv/recordings (or where ever you put it)). I certainly wouldn't
> delete it, as it might be necessary for some of these tasks.
>
Well looks like  didn't quite supply enough info.  I have one computer as a 
server in a remote part of the basement.  That machine only has the mythtv 
user. In fact I usually log-in from another machine to 'mythtv@'server' and 
don't do any keyboard work now at the server.  My front ends are in a couple 
of spots around the house and on them I can watch tv, order recordings, view 
recordings, delete recordings and the few things that are set up, all seem to 
work  ok.

These front end machines are where the mythtv users were created that have yet 
to be used.

 I am guessing that most people use a combo front-end/back-end install, so 
logging on as mythtv to watch tv might be best.  However,  have you thought 
of running mythfrontend from your own desktop?  I suspect that no one has to 
log on as the mythtv user to watch telly. You will want the mythtv user for 
backend admin work I'd guess.  So far, looks like any one of your users could 
delete the pool recordings, but isn't that a danger you have now?

Of course this one week expert still has a lot to learn. So I won't delete the 
mythtv user accounts for a while yet.



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Merv Curley
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