[mythtv-users] Can't change Web Frontend Password

[Bill Meek]

On 6/12/17 11:40 AM, John Goerzen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I can properly log in to the Web front end using the default admin user
> and mythtv password.  When I try to change it, however, I get an error
> in the browser and this in the backend logs:
> 
> Jun 12 11:38:00 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[1109]: E HttpServer60
> servicehost.cpp:152 (Invoke) MethodInfo::Invoke - An Exception Occurred:
> Incorrect Old Password supplied when trying to change password for 'admin'.
> Jun 12 11:38:00 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[1109]: E HttpServer60
> servicehost.cpp:451 (ProcessRequest) Incorrect Old Password supplied
> when trying to change password for 'admin'.
> 
> What's more, the API gave the same:
> 
> curl --data UserName=admin\&OldPassword=mythtv\&NewPassword=asdfasdf
> http://localhost:6544/Myth/ChangePassword
> curl --data UserName=admin\&OldPassword=mythtv\&NewPassword=asdfasdf
> http://localhost:6544/Myth/ChangePassword
> <?xml version="1.0"
> encoding="utf-8"?><detail><errorCode>501</errorCode><errorDescription>Incorrect
> Old Password supplied when trying to change password for
> 'admin'.</errorDescription></detail>
> 
> I have verified that ~/.mythtv is writable by the MythTV user (the
> backend has put a lot of other stuff there too).
> 
> How can I get this set so that it's not so insecure?  Is there a file I
> can edit somewhere?
> 
> John
Fixed in v30, https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13274

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Bill