[mythtv-users] recordings will not play as not root user

[jondz]

x = cd to that directory (if i remember correctly)
r = read the directory (including listing the contents)

its better to set-gid it (chmod g+s) to some group (mythtv?)
and then add yourself to the group.  group +s will force
all files created in the directory to be on the same group
as the directory's group.  Mine is set up as

drwxrws---  10 mythtv mythtv 4096 2005-10-20 04:09 /video

jondz

On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 19:35 -0500, Brandon Gracyalny wrote:
> The problem with the frontend not running as the mythtv user was that
> mythtv did not have execute access to the video folder.  When I tried
> going into the video directory I was getting access denied until I set
> the execute flag.  I am not sure why this would be but it is working
> now.
> 
> I don't have the xbox working yet but it is probably just another
> permission problem with SMB.
> 
> Thanks for the help
> 
> On 10/22/05, David W Davis <davidw.davis at gmail.com> wrote:
>         On 10/22/05, ffrr <ffrr at tpg.com.au> wrote:
>         > Brandon Gracyalny wrote:
>         >
>         > > I have a mythtv user setup.  My recordings and live tv
>         partition is
>         > > /video.  I can watch live tv as the mythtv user.  When I
>         try to play a 
>         > > recording using this user the frontend just goes back to
>         the recording
>         > > list and will not play.  If I load the frontend as the
>         root user the
>         > > recording plays fine.
>         > >
>         > > I have also tried to do this through the xbmcscript on my
>         xbox with 
>         > > the same results.  The file shows up and the preview shows
>         up but it
>         > > will not play.
>         > >
>         > > The owner of the /video file is root.  All other users
>         have read and
>         > > write permission on this directory.  I have tried chowning
>         the video 
>         > > directory as my mythtv user but as soon as a recording
>         happens it goes
>         > > back to being owned as root.
>         > >
>         >
>         > Sounds like permissions on the playing software or system,
>         rather than 
>         > the video file then. Does the log have anything useful to
>         say when you
>         > try (or even, run mythfrontend from a consol prompt and see
>         if any
>         > errors show up there)?
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         > > I have fedora core 4 and used the instructions on Jarod's
>         site to 
>         > > install mythtv.
>         > >
>         >
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>         Yea, I would check the permissions on /video/recordings.
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