[mythtv-users] mythtv-backend service stops

[Bill Meek]

On 11/17/2014 01:14 PM, Roger Searle wrote:
...
 > At this point I can get the FE to connect to the BE however the only way I can start the BE is as the root user, it is not starting
> automatically.  If I start is as --user mythtv it will fail to run. Command line output for both is below - I note a couple of things about this
> when starting as "--user mythtv", the obvious thing being it complains about the BackendServerIP (it is set as mentioned above), "no address
> defined for host", where is this looking or where should this be set?  And the testing network connectivity to 192.168.1.100 is actually my own
> BE myth box, why is it testing against that?
>
> # starting backend as mythtv user:
>
> emmatodd at htpc:~$ sudo /usr/bin/mythbackend --syslog loval7 --user mythtv
> [sudo] password for emmatodd:
...
> 2014-11-18 07:59:09.365849 N  Using configuration directory = /home/mythtv/.mythtv <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
...
> No setting found for this machine's BackendServerIP.
> Please run setup on this machine and modify the first page
> of the general settings.
...
>
>
>
> # starting backend as root:
>
> emmatodd at htpc:~$ sudo /usr/bin/mythbackend
...
> 2014-11-18 08:05:40.809876 N  Using configuration directory = /home/emmatodd/.mythtv <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
...

Note the "Using configuration directory" lines for both cases.

In this case, when using sudo, the HOME directory is that of the
user you're logged in as (emmatodd.)

The config.xml files in both places should be the same. Try:
this:

      diff ~mythtv/.mythtv/config.xml ~emmatodd/.mythtv/config.xml

The 1st would be used by the BE when started with --user mythtv and
the 2nd when user emmatodd starts the frontend.

You could put the 2 config.xml files at pastebin.com (or wherever
you like to paste things), an put a link to it here, if the above
doesn't help.

-- 
Bill