[mythtv-users] Debian update fails mythtv-database (re)configure

[Robin Gilks]

I'm running Debian 8.1 Jessie and get mythtv from here

deb http://mirror.optus.net/deb-multimedia jessie main non-free

When running 'apper' the other day I noticed something hadn't fully
installed. I ran the following to see what what the error was in detail.


# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up mythtv-database (0.27.5-dmo2) ...
Failed to execute SQL: CREATE DATABASE mythconverg\nAccess denied for user
'root'@'woden.localdomain' to database 'mythconverg' at -e line 8, <> line
1.
Failed to connect to database: Access denied for user
'root'@'woden.localdomain' (using password: YES) at -e line 5, <> line 1.
dpkg: error processing package mythtv-database (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv:
 mythtv depends on mythtv-database (>= 0.27.5-dmo2); however:
  Package mythtv-database is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package mythtv (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mythtv-database
 mythtv
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Several questions arise:
  1. why is the update trying to create mythconverg when it already exists
  2. why is it using the root user rather than information from config.xml
  3. why is it even trying to mess with the database when its down to
mythtv-setup to do the updates not some random install script

Everything is still working OK but of course I get the same error every
time I update or install something.

Ideas?

-- 
Robin Gilks