[mythtv-users] Schedules Direct

[Jerry]

On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 11:18 AM, James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> One more thing.  When you get your files ready to run as the mythtv user,
> and you can log in as him, log in and run 'mythtvfilldatabase
> --dd-grab-all' from the command prompt to verify things are working.  That
> should tell you if everything is set up correctly.  You may need that extra
> switch that Gary mentioned earlier if your backend has limited memory.
>
> I think you need the --dd-grab-all switch.  I have it set up that way in
> mythtv setup.  I could be wrong about that switch -- I've had it that way
> since it was advised to do so a number of years ago on this list.  It's
> working for me.
>
>
> If you look at the Wiki it mentions that —dd-grab-all is for DataDirect
> only.  So I don’t know if it applies to XMLTV on SD.
>
> Anyway, I logged in as mythtv user and ran mythfilldatabase —dd-grab-all
> and it ran without error.  I checked system status on a FE and the Listings
> Status shows the results of that run and Results: Successful.  So I think
> we have it fixed.
>
> It would be nice to know if I should change the mythtv-setup to use the
> command "mythfilldatabase —dd-grab-all” as the normal everyday update
> command since I’m now using XMLTV??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim A
>

I think you're right -- I'm going to remove that switch as it was only
relevant to the DataDirect listings.

So I learned something, too. :)  And if anyone knows a better way to set up
the mythtv user, fire away!  I think it's all right with a valid shell,
though.
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