[mythtv-users] Lots of weird unexpected files in an unexpected place

[Raymond Wagner]

On 2/7/2014 12:14 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> And / was at 96%.
>
> Largely because of 2,5GB of semi-random stuff in:
>
>    /var/lib/mythtv/.mythtv/tmp/hls
>
> 1) Why are they there at all?

Someone used the HTTP Live Streaming interface to watch a recording.

> 2) Why are they still there from last Nov 27?

Not sure.  They should expire on their own.

> 3) Why are they on *my root filesystem*?

They're in the backend's home/config directory. MythTV has always used 
that location for assorted scratch space. Having several hundred MB of 
pre-scaled images in the themecache is not uncommon.

> 4) Can I whack them safely?

They are referenced in the database. I don't know off hand if the HLS 
server will clean up after itself if the transcoded segments go missing.

> 5) What about Naomi?

She broke the chair.