[mythtv-users] who runs backend, mythtv-setup

[Thomas Mashos]

On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 1:54 PM James Miller <gajs-f0el at dea.spamcon.org>
wrote:

> Found the following in the (somewhat dated) MythTV article on the Arch
> wiki:
>
> Security
>
> You may want to have the backend run as the previously-created mythtv
> user:
>
> This is a good idea since all user jobs are run as the same user as the
> user running the backend. If the backend is run as root, all user jobs
> will be run with root privileges.
>
>      Edit /etc/conf.d/mythbackend
>
> MBE_USER='mythtv'
>
> So, is it better to have the mythtv user run the BE, like they advise? Is
> editing that file in that way still the right way to ensure that this
> happens, if so?
>
> Also, as I recall it was root or an account with heightened privileges
> that would run mythtv-setup under Mythbuntu, if memory serves. Is that
> correct?
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No, Mythbuntu runs mythtv-setup as the current user. It does ask for admin
privileges if it finds mythbackend running so it can stop mythbackend.

Mythbuntu also starts mythbackend as root, but passes the parameter for
mythbackend to drop privileges to the mythtv user.
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