[mythtv] Systemd expertise needed: systemctl fails to start mythbackend

[R. G. Newbury]

On 07/05/2012 12:38 AM, Gavin Hurlbut wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 8:28 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:
>>           Process: 3348 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/mythbackend --daemon
>> --syslog --loglevel crit (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
>
> This command line is incomplete.  --syslog needs the syslog facility
> to use, like:
>   --syslog local7
>
> If you tried running that exact command line, I'm sure you'd find an
> error with it :)

Unfortunately, there was/is no error from that command line. The 
available 'help' is a little economical about how to use --syslog. And 
there was no error.

Using --syslog local7 (and why *that* name: it's used in the example 
somewhere but without explanation), I get only the following in 
/var/log/messages:

Jul  5 12:19:34 tor6 mythlogserver: mythlogserver[2125]: C 
thread_unknown mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2545 (ConfigureLogging) 
mythlogserver version: master [v0.26-pre-742-gb6d65fc-dirty] www.mythtv.org
Jul  5 12:19:34 tor6 mythlogserver: mythlogserver[2125]: C 
thread_unknown mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2547 (ConfigureLogging) Qt 
version: compile: 4.8.2, runtime: 4.8.2
Jul  5 12:19:34 tor6 mythlogserver: mythlogserver[2125]: N 
thread_unknown mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2549 (ConfigureLogging) Enabled 
verbose msgs:  general
Jul  5 12:19:34 tor6 mythlogserver: mythbackend[2087]: C thread_unknown 
mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2545 (ConfigureLogging) mythbackend version: 
master [v0.26-pre-742-gb6d65fc-dirty] www.mythtv.org
Jul  5 12:19:34 tor6 mythlogserver: mythbackend[2087]: C thread_unknown 
mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2547 (ConfigureLogging) Qt version: compile: 
4.8.2, runtime: 4.8.2
Jul  5 12:19:34 tor6 mythlogserver: mythbackend[2087]: N thread_unknown 
mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2549 (ConfigureLogging) Enabled verbose msgs: 
  general
[root at tor6 log]#


Which is all about the mythlogserver.....

Want to take 'obscure systemd problems' for $400??


Geoff