[mythtv-users] remote ssh to run mythtv-setup ( ssh -X mythtv at server mythtv-setup ) hangs on exit

Brent Bolin brent.bolin at gmail.com
Sun Jul 15 00:07:05 UTC 2018


Also
-X
-Y
-t
-mississippi

Didn't work

On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 7:05 PM Brent Bolin <brent.bolin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not really sure what you mean by checking.  This is what I get when
> running the curl command
>
> ssh root at 192.168.0.124
> root at 192.168.0.124's password:
> Last login: Sat Jul 14 18:43:22 2018 from 192.168.0.102
> ubuntu at root:~
>  curl -H Accept:application/json
> 127.0.0.1:6544/Myth/GetSetting?Key=BackendStartCommand\&HostName=_GLOBAL_
> <http://127.0.0.1:6544/Myth/GetSetting?Key=BackendStartCommand%5C&HostName=_GLOBAL_>
> {"String": "mythbackend"}ubuntu at root:~
>
> There is not stop or start on this system only systemctl commands.  It did
> need to be setup because it wasn't enabled by default (ubuntu server 16.04)
> makes me wonder how it started on initial boots and reboots.  No clue
> where things are at these days between upstart and systemd.  Frankly prefer
> systemd and wish  every distro would get on the same page.  The startup
> stuff is one of the things I brought up in my original post.
>
> BTW: In the MythTV settings there is something about 'startup command' not
> sure if that's what your referring too
>
> On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 6:23 PM Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 07/14/2018 06:01 PM, Greg Oliver wrote:
>> > On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 4:33 PM, Brent Bolin <brent.bolin at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Issue I've seen lately is it just hangs after changes are made on a
>> >> headless mythtv install
>> >>
>> >> Get the dialog box that says: If you added or altered channels please
>> run
>> >> mythfilldatabase on the master backend to populate the database with
>> guide
>> >> information
>> >>
>> >> At that point I need to open another screen and kill the mythtv-setup
>> >> process.  Thought it has something to do with systemd not enabled but
>> >> appears to be something more
>> >>
>> >> NAME="Ubuntu"
>> >> VERSION="16.04.4 LTS (Xenial Xerus)"
>> >> mythtv-backend-master                2:0.28.2+fixes
>> >>
>> >> sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend.service (works fine)
>> >> Also edited /etc/sudoers
>> >> mythtv ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
>> >>
>> >> Input would be appreciated hate crashing all the time
>> >> Brent Bolin
>> >>
>> >> ​
>> > Some distro environments are not properly setup for -X and -Y
>> >
>> > When I encounter them, adding a -t to the ssh cmdline usually fixes it.
>> >
>> > ssh -X -t mythtv at host mythtv-setup
>> >
>> > -Greg​
>>
>> Might be worth checking the BackendStartCommand and BackendStopCommand:
>>
>>   curl -H Accept:application/json
>> yourBackend:6544/Myth/GetSetting?Key=BackendStartCommand\&HostName=_GLOBAL_
>>
>> The response from mine is:
>>
>>    {"String": "sudo \/bin\/systemctl start mythtv-backend.service"}
>>
>> (the backslashes aren't really there)
>>
>> --
>> Bill
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