[mythtv-users] combined frontend/master backend can't connect to master backend server

[Gabe Rubin]

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:39 AM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:40 AM, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I tried to use my mythbox and had an error I have never seen before.
>> I have a single combined frontend/mbe box and when it starts up, the
>> screen say "Could not connect to the master backend server -- is it
>> running? Is the IP address set for it in the setup program correct?"
>> I get a similar issue when I go to mythweb: "Error Unable to connect
>> to the master backend at 127.0.0.1:6543. Is it running?"  I definitely
>> have the backend running and it is on the same box, so the IP should
>> work (I have never had this issue with the backend running before and
>> have been using since .14, so although it would probably be better to
>> assign a hostname, I know that is not the issue).
>>
>> I just repaired the database using the optimize script, double-checked
>> that the service was running, and restarted mythfrontend with the same
>> issue.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> Is the backend listening on 127.0.0.1?
>

Even though things seemed to work this AM, when I got back home today,
things are back to the frontend unable to connect.  I did netstat
-tunap |grep 6543 and I am not getting any result for that, so it
looks like mythbackend is not listening.  What to do now?