[mythtv-users] MythFillDatabase fails when run automatically

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Jan 26 22:45:52 UTC 2006


On 01/26/2006 11:01 AM, Mike Richardson wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 03:24:04PM -0000, Dawson, Guy wrote:
>   
>> Using 0.18.  I've set up Myth to run Mythfilldatabase automatically, which
>> it does.  Problem is that it fails with an XML error (reported in system
>> status). 
>>
>> If I run it  manually, all is well (it works as user and root).
>>     
> Is the Whatever.xmltv file in ~/.mythtv for the user that MFDB is being run
> as from the crontab? 
>
> i.e if the crontab is is running mythfilldatabase as 'mythtv' then 
> there should be a file like:
>
> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/RT.xmltv
>
> If you did the mythtv-setup as root then the RT.xmltv will probably be in
> /root/.mythtv
>
> Alternatively check that mythfilldatabase is in the PATH as understood by
> cron. Might need setting in the crontab, depending on how cron is running
> mythfilldatabase.
>   
Also, if running mythbackend from an init script, it's possible your 
environment is not properly set.  May want to add the line:

export HOME=/home/mythtv

before the line that start mythbackend.

Mike


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