[mythtv-users] Help with mythtv user account setup

[Warren]

Ryan Hadley wrote:
> The user also is required to have a valid shell and homedir.  Check 
> /etc/passwd to make sure their shell isn't something like /usr/bin/nologin
>
> -Ryan
>
> mythtv at red2.braveturtle.com wrote:
>   
>> That was a good thought, but unfortunately it did not solve my problem. 
>> According to /etc/shadow, the password for user "mythtv" was not locked.
>>
>> Anyone else have an idea why when I try to login as "mythtv" it tells me
>> that the "the system administrator has disabled your account" and won't
>> let me log in?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sean
>>
>> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:16:43 -0500, "Russell Brown" <rmbzzz at gmail.com>
>> said:
>>   
>>     
>>> As root, examine the file /etc/shadow.
>>> See if there is an exclamation point, !,
>>> at the beginning of the gibberish that is the encrypted
>>> password.
>>>
>>> If there is, execute
>>>
>>>  usermod -U mythtv
>>>
>>> to unlock the account and
>>>  man usermod
>>> for more information.
>>>
>>> If not, hope that someone else has a better answer.
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> It recognizes that there is a "mythtv" user and allows me to set the
>>>> password.
>>>>
>>>> However, when I try to login as "mythtv" it tells me that the "the
>>>> system administrator has disabled your account" and won't let me log in.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone help me and tell me what I am doing wrong?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a lot.
>>>>
>>>> -Sean
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>>>>         
>>> --
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Write down the user and group id (the 2 numbers you see is
/etc/passwd).  Delete the user (userdel mythtv) and Add the user back
(user -g <gid> -u <uid> mythtv) that should solve the problem.  Don't
worry - userdel dies not delete any files or change permissions.

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