[mythtv-users] Lossless cut works from command line but not as user job

[Doug Vaughan]

On 12-10-12 03:18 PM, Stephen Robertson wrote:
> Processing the configuration file failed. Error(The script does not
> have read and write permissions for the "workpath" variables path:
> "/tmp/lossless_cut")
Stephen,
     Another user mentioned that sometimes they get a permissions error 
when running Lossless Cut as a user job. We have not gotten to the 
bottom of that issue yet. At least your situation seems more consistent 
which means it is probably easier to resolve.

I double checked the code and the trap that ends up displaying the text 
"Processing the configuration file failed" is immediately followed by a 
"sys.exit(1)" which should be indication of a failed job as far as I 
know "0" success and "1" failed.

My set up is probably very different than yours but here is what I did 
to hook up the mythtv user with my regular user's ~./mythtv directory 
fro consistent configuration files. Below is a comparison of the 
permissions as seen from the mythtv account which the BE runs under and 
my regular "doug" account. I am grasping-at-straws but something below 
may trigger an idea for you.

 > sudo -umythtv ls -ls ~/.mythtv
0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 doug doug 27 Apr 12  2012 /home/doug/.mythtv -> 
/media/virtual/home/.mythtv

and
 > sudo -umythtv ls -ls /tmp
   16 -rw-rw-r-- 1 doug    doug      16178 Oct 12 09:45 
2583_20121012010000.log
    4 drwxr-xr-x 2 doug    doug       4096 Oct 12 11:30 lossless_cut

Vs my regular user account:
 > ls -ls ~/.mythtv
0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 doug doug 27 Apr 12  2012 /home/doug/.mythtv -> 
/media/virtual/home/.mythtv

and
 > ls -ls /tmp
total 1320
   16 -rw-rw-r-- 1 doug    doug      16178 Oct 12 09:45 
2583_20121012010000.log
    4 drwxr-xr-x 2 doug    doug       4096 Oct 12 11:30 lossless_cut

I would like to see this issue to resolution. I did remove out 
additional listed files in the /tmp and ~/.mythtv directories but left 
those that I felt were relevant.

Doug