[mythtv] Myth Services API - Authentication

[Kai T. Hillmann]

Hi Bill,

thanks for your reply.

Am 19.09.2016 um 00:05 schrieb Bill Meek:
> On 09/18/2016 03:41 PM, Kai T. Hillmann wrote:
>> 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..?
> 
> It is implemented. From the command line, try this:
> 
>     curl --data
> UserName=admin\&OldPassword=mythtv\&NewPassword=somethingElse
> <BE>:6544/Myth/ChangePassword

I've tried yesterday using json encoding - is that possible too or only
formular based?

I'll try it out in the evening.

Kai
> 
> It works from Python requests too. There's exactly one
> HTTP/Protected/Password
> to answer your last question.
> 
> If you haven't, tail the backend log when trying the above. mythbackend
> --setverbose http:debug may help.
> 
> If you've set HTTP/Protected/Urls to: /, for example, there's a different
> answer (I'll assume you didn't do that.)
>