[mythtv-users] Backend DB migration--replace or just restore?

[DryHeat122]

On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 2:36 AM Stephen Worthington <
stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:59:41 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
> I would second this.  You do need the "steve" user set up before doing
> a database restore.  You need a config.xml file in all the right
> places:
>
> /etc/mythtv/config.xml
> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/config.xml
> /home/steve/.mythtv/config.xml
>
> And you do need both the .mythtv subdirectories set up properly do be
> able to have config.xml files in them.
>

I followed Jim's advice and things seem to be set up this way now.  I must
say, I don't get why Myth was designed this way, with config files
sprinkled all over the place.  Seems like one ought to suffice.   But
whatever.
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