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

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi James,

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 9:54:16 PM, you 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'

Yes this is the way to go with gentoo
I always also run the setup as the mythtv user. I run startx as mythtv
with an xconsole (instead of mythfrontend) and start mythtv-setup from
there. Later if you have it all running, you can start it next to the
frontend.

> 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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