[mythtv-users] Upgrade Mythbuntu 10.04 0.23 to 0.25 autoexpire failing now?

[tortise]

On 8/09/2013 10:54 p.m., Michael Watson wrote:
> On 8/09/2013 8:47 PM, tortise wrote:
>> On 6/09/2013 2:02 a.m., Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>  The /media/repo{x} directories are all owned
>>>> by root.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You need to check every directory in the path for ownership and
>>> permissions:
>>>
>>> ls -ld /media/{,repo*/{,mythtv/{,{recordings,livetv}}}}
>>>
>>> and should probably check the ownership and permissions on the recording
>>> files, and compare with the user that's running mythbackend.
>>
>> Some of the very old recordings and files are owned and grouped by
>> {OldUser} instead of the majority who are owned and grouped by mythtv
>> (mythbuntu) in all 3 repositories (repo, repo1 and repo2)
>>
>> Seems I can find the misnamed files by owner and group:
>>
>> sudo find /media/repo/mythtv/recordings -user {OldUser}
>> sudo find /media/repo/mythtv/recordings -group {OldUser}
>>
>> and correct the files from within the relevant directories (?):
>>
>> sudo chown mythtv *    {Change user}
>> sudo :chown mythtv *   {Change group}
>>
>> However in nautilus the newly changed files are now listed with owner
>> as "mythtv -" whereas the others are "mythtv" which suggests to me I
>> am not quite achieving what I need to? (Where does " -" come from?!)
>>
> sudo chgrp mythtv *
>
> Should fix that problem.

Actually I think its a bug in nautilus, it has since crashed and 
subsequently shows them correctly!

btw my reading suggested

sudo :chown mythtv *

achieves same as

sudo chgrp mythtv *