[mythtv-users] Cannot run mythbackend with init.d script - runs fine at command prompt.

[chris at cpr.homelinux.net]

On Sat, Sep 30, 2006 at 03:03:06PM -0600, Chad wrote:
> 
> The option that looks like the 'culprit' to me is:
> RUNDIR=/var/run/mythtv

On Debian the /var/run/somedirectoryname location is used pretty 
much just for holding pidfiles and lockfiles.  The dpkg 
post-install script that came with mythbackend should have created 
the /var/run/mythtv directory.  The OP should check to see if it 
actually exists.  Changing the RUNDIR variable to /var/run would 
certainly not hurt anything, but if /var/run/mythtv is missing then 
what else is broken?

> So you'll want to have your mysql.txt file in that directory (you can

No, you won't.  The mysql.txt file goes in the /etc/mythtv 
directory.