[mythtv-users] This account is currently not available.

Richard C. Isaacson ri at beldurnik.com
Thu Mar 24 14:08:58 UTC 2005


edit /etc/passwd
change /sbin/nologin to /bin/bash

Don wrote:

> Ivor Hewitt wrote:
>
>> Don wrote:
>>
>>> Richard C. Isaacson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Are you just setting up your install? If so look at the shell in 
>>>> /etc/passwd. You should be able to just do a su mythtv. Otherwise 
>>>> change the shell that the account is using.
>>>>
>>>> -rich
>>>>
>>>> Don wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> [don at localhost don]$ su - mythtv
>>>>> Password:
>>>>> This account is currently not available.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why am I getting this error?
>>>>>
>>>>> dlw
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>>> Are you just setting up your install?  .....yes.
>>>
>>> This is what /etc/password has;
>>> mythtv:x:75:75:mythtvbackend User:/var/lib/mythtv:/sbin/nologin
>>>
>>> Otherwise change the shell that the account is using.
>>> I do not know what this means?
>>
>>
>>
>> With ":/sbin/nologin" you have prevented this account having an 
>> interactive login...
>> and using "su - mythtv" you are trying to use the login shell.
>>
>> either change "/sbin/nologin" or just "su" instead of "su -"
>>
> [don at localhost don]$ su mythtv
> Password:
> This account is currently not available.
>
> Just 'su' is 'root'.
> 'mythfrontend' opens using 'root' but  Is it wise to do this?
>
> There is also this error;
> [root at localhost don]# mythfrontend
> 2005-03-24 01:34:11.389 Inserting MythTV initial database information.
> 2005-03-24 01:34:11.390 Upgrading to schema version 1060
> 2005-03-24 01:34:11.391 DB Error (Performing database upgrade):
> Query was: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS callsignnetworkmap (  id int(11) 
> NOT NULL auto_increment,  callsign varchar(20) NOT NULL default '',  
> network varchar(20) NOT NULL default '',  PRIMARY KEY  (id),  UNIQUE 
> KEY callsign (callsign));
> Error was: Driver error was [2/1]:
> QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query
> Database error was:
> Can't create/write to file './mythconverg/callsignnetworkmap.frm' 
> (Errcode: 13)
>
> new version: 1060
> 2005-03-24 01:34:11.392 Couldn't upgrade database to new schema, exiting.
> [root at localhost don]#
>
> /sbin/login is an executable file with the symbols and such.
> I don't have a clue how to change it.
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