[mythtv] Myth Services API - Authentication

Kai T. Hillmann info at kaih.de
Sun Sep 18 20:41:28 UTC 2016


Hi all,

as i'm using the services api partly for a while now - i'm a bit
confused on the services api password authentication...

As described in https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/API_parameters_0.28

Myth/ChangePassword should be there to change the password - from
https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming_Server i conclude that
admin/mythtv are the default credentials.

So far everything works as expected using admin/mythtv as api
credentials - i'm able to use all needed services api methods with
python requests... BUT trying to change this default password using the
above api method Myth/ChangePassword leads to 501 Not Implemented...

Any hints? Is the password change api method really not implemented? And
if it is not - where do i change the api password instead?
An additional question would be whether it is possible to add another
user oder change username from admin to xyz..?

Greetings

Kai


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