[mythtv-users] Couldnot connect to the Master backend

[Andy Scott]

In message <mailman.5722.1150242095.2471.mythtv-users at mythtv.org>, 
mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org writes

>
>Message: 5
>Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:53:55 -0400
>From: "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Couldnot connect to the Master backend
>       server
>
>On 06/13/2006 02:50 AM, prashantha J Naik wrote:
>> When I run the MythTV, It gives Couldnot connect to the Master backend
>> server -- Is it running ?
>>
>> Any one can give suggestion on the same ?
>
>Check your mysql.txt
>

This advice is good as far as it goes, but it is incomplete.

For me, mysql.txt was correct (and other instances across the install 
were symlinked to ensure consistency).  The actual solution was to 
manually amend two entries in the mysql.users table of mythconverg where 
'hostname' was required to be set to NULL.  The items were 
MasterServerIP and DBSchemaVer.  This is set out in the KnoppMyth WIKI - 
look for FrontendOnlyInstall - and this nugget of wisdom is near the 
bottom.

I'm posting this here because I wasted a few hours before finding it. 
[My install was for Xebian on Xbox rather than Knoppix]
HTH
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