[mythtv-users] /find_orphans.py crashes mythbackend

[Mark Perkins]

On 13 September 2016 11:57:25 PM ACST, Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com> wrote:
>On 11-09-16 10:36, Mark Perkins wrote:
>> > One thing though - not to prolong this thread but tbh something has
>> 'confused' me. iirc the original thread was about orphaned recording
>files
>> - so in my mind the database records were missing with the recording
>files
>> (ts / mpg / mp4 / whatever) still present in the storage group
>folders.
>>
>>
>>
> Mark, deleting recordings outside of Mythtv GUI creates orphans. In my
> early experience I manually deleted recordings and had to fix things with
> the "find orphans" script, I didn't quite have as many as the OP though.
> apparently the balance of the Mysql that doesn't get deleted is an orphan. _______________________________________________
Ok. I thought my message was clear but apparently not. Yes i understand that there can be orphaned recordings (database records deleted) and orphaned records (recording files deleted). I said that in my message. Yes find_orphans.py handles either case (and a few others iirc).

But how does one get 4000 open files when the files are already deleted?

Anyway i've said enough i'm bowing out.