[mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase

[Bill Meek]

On 01/19/2015 05:31 PM, Mitchell Gore wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have setup a new ubuntu box and installed the mythbuntu packages.  for
> some reason mythfilldatabase in mythweb shows:
> Last mythfilldatabase run started on Mon Jan 19 2015, 12:03 AM and ended on
> Mon Jan 19 2015, 12:04 AM. mythfilldatabase ran, but did not insert any new
> data into the Guide for 1 of 1 sources. This can indicate a potential
> grabber failure.
> There's guide data until 2015-01-24 02:00:00 (5 day(s)).
> DataDirect Status: Your subscription expires on Sat Jun 20 2015 8:31 AM
>
> but when i run the program manually it does insert data.  What would cause
> this?

A full pastebin of your MFDB log would help answer the question, but it
sounds like you're not up to date on fixes and have a stuck file in /tmp.
Look for a file like: mythtv_ddp_data owned by yourself and unwritable
by user mythtv. Delete it.

-- 
Bill