[mythtv-users] User job won't run!

[Jacob Strandlien]

Hi!  I've been frustrated trying to get a commercial removal script running
for over a week now, and I've simply run out of options; I don't have a clue
what to do next.  I'm using a nearly fresh install of the latest version of
MythTV with a single-machine backend/frontend setup.

I've followed the automatic removal instructions in the 'Removing
Commercials' page of the wiki (
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Removing_Commercials) to the letter.
The only adjustments I've made to the given instructions were to change a
line in the provided script to delete originals instead of backing them up;
losing a show now and then because of a commercial removal bug doesn't
concern me.

My issue is that the script doesn't automatically run.  It's as simple as
that.  I've tested the script by running it manually (it works perfectly
every time I've tried).  I set it up as user job 1, set the backend to allow
user job 1, and set several shows to run user job 1.  I've checked the
queue, both through the frontend and through 'mythbackend -v userjobs'.  It
queues user job 1, and claims to run and finish user job 1 (though the
running is suspiciously short; it takes no discernible time at all), and no
commercials are removed.  I even dug deeper, and added a line to the
beginning of the script to log a timestamp to a file I created for the
purpose.  The timestamp is logged every time I run the script manually, but
is never logged when Myth claims to run user job 1.

I'm completely and hopelessly stuck on this one.  Even a linux guru friend
of mine who has figured out how to get Myth to vacuum his floor and pack his
lunch can't figure it out.  Help me please!  I'll be happy to provide any
logs needed to get this running.
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