[mythtv-users] Re: mythbackend on Gentoo

[Bryan Halter]

OR if you actually want the mythtv log files create /var/log/mythtv with 
the permissions appropriate to the user who's running the daemon 
(root).  The issue is that you cannot create 
/var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log since /var/log/mythtv doesn't exist :)

Pete Cable wrote:

>just comment out the line that reads:
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>HOME="/var/log/mythtv"
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>and it should start up via the rc script.
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>Pete
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>On 7/19/05, pschormeir at iiv.de <pschormeir at iiv.de> wrote:
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>>Hi !
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>>I've also had similar problem with my gentoo - mythtv construction
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>>try the following :
>>Has the user in /etc/conf.d/mythbackend permissions on the logfile, is this
>>user a member of the groups video and audio ?
>>Reset the service with /etc/init.d/mythbackend zap before trying to restart
>>it !
>>Any left over pid files like /var/run/mythbackend.pid ?
>>Does the mysql.txt file have the right settings for the database server ?
>>Is there a nfslockfile.lock in the /mnt/store, delete it.
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Fritz
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>>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>Von: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]Im Auftrag von Erich Beckmann
>>Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. Juli 2005 02:32
>>An: mythtv
>>Betreff: [mythtv-users] mythbackend on Gentoo
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>>Hello,
>>
>>I just finished installing Myth on Gentoo and everything is working fine
>>with one exception:
>>The rc script that is supposed to start mythbackend in the default
>>runlevel does not seem to function properly.
>>If I start mythbackend manually form the command line everything works
>>wonderfully.
>>I can't seem to find any reason for this. Especially since the script in
>>/etc/init.d says the backend is running fine but ps and mythfrontend
>>tell a different story.
>>
>>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>--
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>>Erich Beckmann - junk account
>>void at gourmetgeek.com
>>203.606.0216
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