[mythtv-users] find_orphans fails

[glen]

On Thu, 2018-04-26 at 20:20 -0400, Greg wrote:
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>     On 04/26/2018 07:07 PM, Michael
>       Wisniewski wrote:
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> >       I'm running:
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> >         2:29.1+fixes.20180412.329c235-0ubuntu0mythbuntu2
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> >         on Ubuntu 17.10.  I removed a number of recordings from the
> >           command line while I was archiving my shows.  I was
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> >           on using find_orphans to remove the references in the
> > database
> >           but that step isn't working.  When I run it, it lists the
> >           "Recordings without files", and when I try to delete the
> >           recording entries, nothing happens.  
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> >         I saw a patch for find_orphans on the mailing list from a
> >           bit of time ago, but that didn't work either.  I'm using
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> >           find_orphans from the wiki page that says it works with
> > .29,
> >           but I'm just having a problem with it. 
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> >         Is find_orphans still the right script to use to remove the
> >           references from the database, or should I be using
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> >           else?
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> >         Thanks!
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>     I use all the time and it still works.. I just used it
> yesterday..
>     Try running it using sudo and see if it isn't a permissions
>     problem...
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may not be your issue, but i had to change the first line to:
'#!/usr/bin/env python2' several versions back. it has been working for
me. on 29.2
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