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

[Joseph Fry]

On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 8:27 AM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>

I don't know my mythtv password... if it even has one.

I just use:
  sudo su mythtv
when logged into my systems as my interactive user account.
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