[mythtv-users] Cannot log into database?

[Josh White]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 5:42 AM, Brian Phillips <brian.phillips at gmx.net>
wrote:

> Josh wrote:
> > I was setting up a new master backend, and I can't get any of my
> > frontends to connect.  I just get the message "Cannot log into
> > database?" when I try.  I'm running mythbuntu/Ubuntu 8.04 on all the
> > systems involved.  This is replacing a previously working system, and
> > I'm really not sure what's changed.  1 week ago, the same network ran
> > fine, all that's new is the software installation on the backend.
> > Just for testing purposes, I installed mythfrontend on this backend,
> > and I am able to connect from there and see live TV.  I have verified
> > that I am using the same settings on all of my frontends.  I am not
> > running a firewall. What else could be causing this problem?  If I
> > had to guess, I would think it's either a networking problem, or
> > something to do with permissions, or groups or something like that.
> > Any ideas?  I do not recall having trouble with this the last time I
> > setup my myth system...
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
>
> Double check your /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt file on your mythbackend.  I use
> mythbuntu as well for a dedicated backend and a remote frontend setup.
>  Both
> times that I have had to rebuild the setup, the password never seemed to be
> the one I input during setup, it was always a scrambled one.
>
> Brian
>
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Thanks for all the tips.  Unfortunately, none of the ideas mentioned seem to
be the problem.  I set the backend to use a static IP address (192.168.1.5)
which is the IP address the machine has used for about 18 months now.  That
is the IP address I have the local frontend that runs on the backend machine
set to connect to, and the address I have the remote frontends set to use.
They are all connected through a single netgear router that has also worked
well, without any changes for months.

I too have had trouble when changing the password generated during
installation, and thus I have always simply used the one generated (it's not
a password I need to use very often, so it's not a big deal for me to write
it down).

So for some reason, the local frontend, which is set to connect to "
192.168.1.5" (which it's own IP address) with a password of "ZfxL8ncZ"
works, but my remote frontend, (sitting on the same router, with an IP
address of 192.168.1.4) set to connect to the backend at "192.168.1.5" with
the password "ZfxL8ncZ" gives me the error message with a question mark.
Not that this eliminates any chance for networking problems, but I can
connect the two machines connect via NFS, SSH, and VNC, so I think the
network is ok.  What else could be causing the problem?
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