[mythtv-users] MythTV Install

[Mark Perkins]

> On 8 Sep 2014, at 8:27 am, "Hika van den Hoven" <hikavdh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hoi Richard,
> 
> Monday, September 8, 2014, 12:31:21 AM, you wrote:
> 
>> Thanks. I am learning.
>> Do I need to create a password for the db when installing MythTV or should I leave it blank?
>> How do I reconnect the frontend to the back end if the error pops up again?
>>> On Sep 7, 2014 5:51 PM, "Hika van den Hoven" <hikavdh at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hoi Richard,
>> 
>> Sunday, September 7, 2014, 11:42:47 PM, you wrote:
>> 
>>> When I purge MythTV, does it leave files like that behind? Is the database purged, as well?
>>> When I did a clean install if Ubuntu and then MythTV, it would ask
>>> me to create a db password or leave it blank. Should I leave it blank or enter mythtv?
>>> I will get you the info when I return home.
>>> On Sep 7, 2014 4:36 PM, "Mike Perkins"
>>> <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 07/09/14 20:57, Richard Brook wrote:
>>> 
>>>   I did this At my home yesterday and today. I do not need to preserve any
>>>   directories since I only watch live TV or record, watch once, and erase.
>>> 
>>>   The install used to inform me that I needed to be added to a group. I ran a
>>>   grep command to see if I was listed in the group. I was.
>>> 
>>>   I read online that it as a good idea to create the db password MythTV,
>>>   during install.
>>  (Please don't top post.)
>>> 
>>>   Debian and Ubuntu have a quirk that when you install mythtv, the
>>> database 'mythconverg' is created with a randomised password. This
>>> is supposed to be a security measure.
>>> 
>>>   To find out what password was created, go to the home directory of
>>> the mythtv user (usually 'mythtv') and look at the
>>> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/config.xml file. You should find out what password was created in there.
>>> 
>>>   It used to be the case that you would have to grant extra
>>> permissions on the database to get things to function. If you are
>>> using Debian or Unbuntu flavours, that should no longer be necessary.
>>> 
>>>   --
>>> 
>>>   Mike Perkins
>> 
>> If you don't have any other mysql databases you could purge that too
>> and reinstall or simpler dump the mythconverg database. You possibly
>> now still have the database from your first install together with your
>> second myth install.
>> 
>> Tot mails,
>>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
> Please put your replies at the bottom!
> 
> According to Mike a randomised password is automatically generated,
> but you say it asks you for one.

IIRC MySQL asks for an administrator password when it is first installed? Is that what Richard is referring to?

> I would suggest that you give a password when asked and that you both
> in ~/.mythtv/config.xml and in mysql check if it is actually that
> password BEFORE running mythtv-setup or mythbackend. If you start
> mythbackend the default way, it IS run under the user mythtv.
> Mike named /home/mythtv/.mythtv/config.xml assuming you run as user
> mythtv. If you run as another user make sure that .mythtv/config.xml
> is present in that home directory and contains the right information.
> If you run both back and frontend on the same machine and do not plan
> to run a frontend on another machine you can use localhost as hostname
> else use the ip-adress or, if you have a stable dns, the hostname.
> 
> Tot mails,
>  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
> 
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> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
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> 
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