[mythtv-users] mythconverg_restore problem

[Michael T. Dean]

On 12/05/2008 08:39 PM, Jack McGee wrote:
> Yes, I used mythconverg_backup.pl to create the backup(s).
>
> Here the output:
>
> $ perl mythconverg_restore.pl --username=root --verbose
>   
...
> Checking configuration.
>
> No filename specified. Attempting to find the newest database backup.
> Using database backup file:
> /mnt/bigboymnt/mythbackup/mythconverg_restore.pl
>   

Heh.  That explains it.  The filename used for the scripts was changed 
before they were checked in, so I never could have encountered the issue 
you're seeing during testing.

In the event that you don't specify a filename for the backup file, 
mythconverg_restore.pl checks for all the files in the backup directory 
whose name starts with the database name ("mythconverg").  Now that the 
script name starts with the database name, it matches, and when sorted 
by filename, it happens to come before the actual backup file's 
filename.  So, the script uses itself (or, if you had it in the same 
directory, it would probably use mythconverg_backup.pl) as the backup file.

So, for now, either specify --filename <backupfilename> to do the 
restore or--probably better--just move mythconverg_backup.pl and 
mythconverg_restore.pl out of your DBBackupDirectory (perhaps putting it 
where it will be installed by default when 0.22 is released--in 
/usr/{,local/}share/mythtv --or in ~/bin or even /usr/local/bin ).

I'll make a patch that excludes the backup and restore script files from 
selection.

Thanks for the report.

Mike