[mythtv-users] mythrename.pl on backend gives "This host not configured for myth." error

[Michael T. Dean]

On 04/08/2009 09:10 AM, Stephen G wrote:
> I just rebuilt my database and configuration for mythtv as I wanted to change from xmltv to EIT for programming guide.
>
> Anyway, now when I try to run mythrename.pl I get:
>
> mythtv at 247:~$ /usr/share/doc/mythtv-backend/contrib/mythrename.pl --link --verbose /data/mythtv/names
> This host not configured for myth.
> (No RecordFilePrefix defined for 247 in the settings table.)
>
> Can anyone tell me how to fix this?  I haven't had this problem before.

Copy the $HOME/.mythtv/config.xml from a properly-configured MythTV 
host/user to your $HOME/.mythtv/ directory.

You should have one of these files in $HOME/.mythtv/ on every host 
that's successfully run the frontend.

Mike