[mythtv-users] hostname problem in MythArchive

[Mike Perkins]

On 31/08/12 15:27, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 08/31/2012 10:04 AM, Mike Perkins wrote:
>> On 31/08/12 14:21, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>> On 08/31/2012 06:17 AM, John Pilkington wrote:
>>>> On 28/08/12 17:19, John Pilkington wrote:
>>>>> On 27/08/12 23:53, John Pilkington wrote:
>>>>>> Since installing 0.25-fixes on my main box I've had problems with
>>>>>> MythArchive.  I think this may be because the config settings are
>>>>>> defined by the frontend but are being read using the hostname of the
>>>>>> backend.  The lines in the mythburn.py script read
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DB = MythTV.MythDB()
>>>>>> configHostname = DB.gethostname()
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've tried a direct hack in mythburn.py that looked hopeful.  What would
>>>>>> be the way of getting the frontend's 'Custom Identifier' from the DB
>>>>>> instead?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, it works for me (in creation of a playable DVD) if the 'Custom
>>>>> identifier' from Frontend Setup > General > page 2 is used as
>>>>> configHostname.
>>>>>
>>>>> If defined it's LocalHostName in ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt.  Isn't that the
>>>>> file that's being phased out?  config.xml doesn't have it and I haven't
>>>>> found it in the DB.
>>>>
>>>> I opened Ticket #11059 on this but it's been closed as fixed in 0.26
>>>>
>>>> My guess is that before then the easiest fix is to edit
>>>>  ~/.mythtv/config.xml like this:
>>>>
>>>> <MythFrontend>
>>>> <DefaultBackend>
>>>> <DBHostName>localhost</DBHostName>
>>>> <DBUserName>mythtv</DBUserName>
>>>> <DBPassword>mythtv</DBPassword>
>>>> <DBName>mythconverg</DBName>
>>>> <DBPort>3306</DBPort>
>>>> </DefaultBackend>
>>>> <DBHostName>what_your_frontend_is_called</DBHostName> ## This line
>>>> </MythFrontend>
>>>>
>>>> ... but I suppose this could screw something else up.  I haven't tried it, but
>>>> it would be easier than editing mythburn.py, which is quite large and belongs
>>>> to root.
>>>
>>> There is no DBHostName.
>>>
>>> https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/blob/fixes/0.25/mythtv/contrib/config_files/config.xml
>>>
>>>
>> In the example in the link, it clearly uses 'DBHostName' - despite the comment.
>>
>
> It's not an example.  It's a comment saying to /add/ LocalHostName.
>
> DBHostName is to say where the DB is located, not to change what they said needs
> changing.
>
Ah. I would have expected to see a commented-out example, as you often find in 
other config files.

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Mike Perkins