[mythtv-users] diskless client

[Phil Wild]

2009/10/5 John Finlay <finlay at moeraki.com>:
> Phil Wild wrote:
>>
>> Hi mythtv users,
>>
>> I have installed a diskless client under mythbuntu using the mythbuntu
>> control centre.
>>
>> So far all is good in that I have a running myth tv system.
>>
>> However I have a few questions that I can not seem to find the answer to.
>>
>> I can make modifications the the environmnet using the chroot shell,
>> however there are things that seem to be overwritten at every boot and
>> I want to figure out where I make changes to these things.
>>
>> The files I am trying to modify are:
>>
>> /etc/passwd
>> /etc/group
>> /etc/fstab
>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>>
>>
>
> I usually change these things on the diskless system directly after I
> shutdown the FE and get to the underlying desktop. AFAIK the individual
> overlay directories are kept on the server in
> /var/cache/mythbuntu-diskless/overlay/.
>


Thanks,

I found these, but the /var/cache location kind of indicated that they
could get blown away so I was hesitant to make any changes in the
directory structure...

I will play with this tonight when I get home.

Phil