[mythtv-users] Cannot Connect To Backend

Hika van den Hoven hikavdh at gmail.com
Fri Nov 28 18:48:18 UTC 2014


Hoi Hika,

Friday, November 28, 2014, 7:39:19 PM, you wrote:

> Hoi Jay,

> Friday, November 28, 2014, 7:25:16 PM, you wrote:

>> On 11/28/2014 09:42 AM, Bill Meek wrote:
>>> On 11/28/2014 11:35 AM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
>>>> Look in probably /etc/mysql/my.cnf for bind-address
>>>
>>> Even better, check the note near the bottom of this link:
>>>
>>> https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythTV-HOWTO_-_0.27#Modifying_access_to_the_MySQL_database_for_multiple_systems
>>>
>>> You shouldn't touch my.cnf if the line (and note) says:
>>>
>>>     !includedir /etc/mysql/conf.d/
>>>
>> On my BE system, I have a /etc/mysql/conf.d directory.  There is a 
>> mythtv.cnf file there:

>> [mysqld]
>> #bind-address=0.0.0.0
>> max_connections=100

> Add a line: bind-address=<fill in you backend-address>

>> Should I edit this file?  Should I add a new file?  What should I put in
>> there?

>> Do I still need to do the

>> $ mysql -u root mythconverg
mysql>>> grant all on mythconverg.* to mythtv@"192.168.200.%" identified 
>> by "mythtv";
mysql>>> flush privileges;

> Doing this if it's already set wont harm.

>> from the wiki?

>> Jay
>> _______________________________________________

> You can test on your new frontend with:
> mysql -u<your mysqluser> -h<your backend ip> -p<your mysql password>
> mythconverg
> On one line to test if it will connect.

> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

To clarify uncommenting like Bill says will make it bind to all
addresses. Setting a specific address only to that one. It's what
you want.


Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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