[mythtv-users] MythTV User Status ??

[Mike Perkins]

On 12/01/15 03:56, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
> Hoi jim,
>
> Monday, January 12, 2015, 12:28:28 AM, you wrote:
>
>> This is my first Linux install, and my first MythTV install. All is
>> going well and I have the basic HTPC up and running, but still have some
>> questions.
>> >From what I've been able to find via Internet searches I think the user
>> MythTV created via the install is something called a "system user". That
>> may be why no user called mythtv shows up under /home.
>> What does this mean for mounting a DVD? Normally, a new folder with the
>> DVD title and marked by a optical disk icon, would appear under
>> /media/user when a DVD is put into the system. If mythtv is not a
>> "normal user" where is the DVD mounted? Or maybe - is the DVD mounted?
>> Are there pros/cons to making a "normal user" called mythtv?
>
> I don't know if you would call it a system user. A system user cannot
> normally login and is used for system processes, like the users; bin,
> adm, daenon.. It's just where the home directory is placed with
> mythbuntu. That's if I'm correct in /var/lib/mythtv or there around.
> Further it's a normal user.
>
You shouldn't need to worry about where the DVD is mounted. In mythfrontend, it 
will appear under a menu option once loaded, and you should be able to play it 
directly.

* Make sure you have libdvdcss installed. I'm not sure this is supplied with 
mythtv because of various legal reasons. Without it, your DVD won't be 
recognized. Been there, did that yesterday.

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Mike Perkins