[mythtv-users] Is the mythtv user supposed to have a password and shell?

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Ian,

Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 2:07:46 PM, you wrote:

> Go back to a thread about running mythtv-setup over ssh as the mythtv user,
> the recommended command line was:

> ssh -l mythtv -Y backendserver

> Only problem is that it asks for the mythtv user's password but Mythbuntu
> doesn't set it up with one.

> So what's the proper way around this? Or if I just VNC into the backend how
> do I properly run mythtv-setup as the myth user? I always seem to stumble
> here especially as running mythtv-setup is not something you need to do
> often.

> Thanks.

It is normally not needed, but there is also no real reason, except
some security reasons, not to set it up.
If you have setup a shell you can always ad-hoc change user with `su
mythtv` You possibly first have to be logged in as root.

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