<p dir="ltr">Thanks. I am learning.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Do I need to create a password for the db when installing MythTV or should I leave it blank?</p>
<p dir="ltr">How do I reconnect the frontend to the back end if the error pops up again?</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 7, 2014 5:51 PM, "Hika van den Hoven" <<a href="mailto:hikavdh@gmail.com">hikavdh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hoi Richard,<br>
<br>
Sunday, September 7, 2014, 11:42:47 PM, you wrote:<br>
<br>
> When I purge MythTV, does it leave files like that behind? Is the database purged, as well?<br>
> When I did a clean install if Ubuntu and then MythTV, it would ask<br>
> me to create a db password or leave it blank. Should I leave it blank or enter mythtv?<br>
> I will get you the info when I return home.<br>
> On Sep 7, 2014 4:36 PM, "Mike Perkins"<br>
> <<a href="mailto:mikep@randomtraveller.org.uk">mikep@randomtraveller.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> On 07/09/14 20:57, Richard Brook wrote:<br>
><br>
> I did this At my home yesterday and today. I do not need to preserve any<br>
> directories since I only watch live TV or record, watch once, and erase.<br>
><br>
> The install used to inform me that I needed to be added to a group. I ran a<br>
> grep command to see if I was listed in the group. I was.<br>
><br>
> I read online that it as a good idea to create the db password MythTV,<br>
> during install.<br>
><br>
><br>
(Please don't top post.)<br>
><br>
> Debian and Ubuntu have a quirk that when you install mythtv, the<br>
> database 'mythconverg' is created with a randomised password. This<br>
> is supposed to be a security measure.<br>
><br>
> To find out what password was created, go to the home directory of<br>
> the mythtv user (usually 'mythtv') and look at the<br>
> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/config.xml file. You should find out what password was created in there.<br>
><br>
> It used to be the case that you would have to grant extra<br>
> permissions on the database to get things to function. If you are<br>
> using Debian or Unbuntu flavours, that should no longer be necessary.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
><br>
> Mike Perkins<br>
><br>
><br>
<br>
If you don't have any other mysql databases you could purge that too<br>
and reinstall or simpler dump the mythconverg database. You possibly<br>
now still have the database from your first install together with your<br>
second myth install.<br>
<br>
Tot mails,<br>
Hika mailto:<a href="mailto:hikavdh@gmail.com">hikavdh@gmail.com</a><br>
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