[mythtv-users] Problems with backend setup

[Mark Perkins]

On 5 August 2018 6:49:34 am Douglas Peale <Douglas_Peale at comcast.net> wrote:

> On 08/04/2018 01:46 PM, Douglas Peale wrote:
>> I just did a clean install of Linux Mint 19.
>>
>> I am trying to migrate my mythtv setup to this version and am running into 
>> problems.
>>
>> I figured out how to change the mythtv password in mysql, and restored my 
>> database.
>>
>> I ran mythbackendsetup, verified the settings, then hit "esc" to exit.
>>
>> Up pops an error message "Unable to create file 
>> "/var/lib/mythtv/recordings//.test" - directory is not writable?
>>
>> I find that the owner of some of these directories is "root:root"
>>
>> I migrated my old recording drive to the new setup, and have it linked as a 
>> soft link as /var/lib/mythtv/recordings
>>
>> I now have that directory, and all files under it as owned by 
>> mythtv:mythtv. Apparantly the old drive had a different ID for the
>> mythtv group and it was reporting "mythtv:133", but this is fixed now.
>>
>> Still get the same error.
>>
>> I go poking around and find under the "Storage Directories" link the 
>> storage directory is listed as
>> "/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/" I tried to delete the '/' at the end thinking 
>> that is the cause of the '//' in the error message.
>>
>> Instead, the software creates a second storage directory. In attempting to 
>> delete this second storage directory, a third storage
>> directory got created. I can not find a way to delete the unwanted storage 
>> directories.
>>
>> Worse, each one of the new storage directories ends in '/', so now I get 
>> three error messages about not being able to create the
>> file.
>>
>> I think I will need to manually edit the configuration.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, which file is the storage directory stored in?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
> I figured out how to delete the extra entries. The 'D' key, not the 
> "delete" key, that would be too obvious.
>
> I also removed the "/" from the end of the entry, but I still get the error 
> message:"Unable to create file
> "/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/.test" - directory is not writable?
>
> I made the directory writable by everyone, and that finally worked.
>
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