[mythtv-users] what in the world is going on with database password??

[Stephen Worthington]

On Fri, 2 Nov 2018 08:02:29 -0400, you wrote:

>> The mythtv user is often set up as a minimal configuration - no
>> password.  So adding a password to it can help with login problems:
>>
>> sudo passwd mythtv
>>
>> Then you can login using the mythtv user directly.
>
>I think I want to do this. Besides giving mythtv a password, how do I 
>make it a full user with bash shell like $USER?
>
>Does this do it?
>
>"sudo chsh -s /bin/bash mythtv"

Yes.  You may also need to have a look at the /home/mythtv directory
and see if it has the usual files to help bash work properly.  In my
/home/stephen, there are .bashrc and .bash_logout files, and I think
you will need to copy them to /home/mythtv and change their ownership
to get bash to work normally.  Without them, I think the environment
variables will not be set up properly.