[mythtv-users] Running mythtv-setup over X as mythtv user

[Ian Evans]

On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com
> > wrote:
>
>> On 01/28/2014 11:24 AM, Ian Evans wrote:
>>
>>> When I VNC, I'm logged in as 'ian' not 'mythtv'. Mythfrontend is already
>>> running on combined fe/be and Setup/General shows the mythtv user running
>>> it.
>>>
>>
>> FWIW, it may be a lot quicker--since you're just trying to run
>> mythtv-setup--to just download a live DVD (like http://www.ubuntu.com/
>> download/desktop ), then boot it up, start a terminal, then:
>>
>> ssh -l mythtv -Y backendserver
>>
>> The problems you're having are due to the complexity of making an X
>> server work on Windows.  Since mythtv-setup is generally a "once and done"
>> thing, you shouldn't need to keep going back to mythtv-setup, so it may
>> make a lot more sense to try the easy way--even if it requires booting from
>> a live DVD.
>>
>
>
Ok...since it look like I'll need to do this soonish (technical term) I'm
wondering if your  'ssh -l mythtv -Y backendserver' requires that the
mythtv user have a password? Mythbuntu install, so my mythtv user has no
pwd or login.
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