[mythtv-users] Using Microsoft Access as a front-end to the, MythTV database: HOWTO

[Billy Macdonald]

On 7/24/07, Craig Huff <huffcs at yahoo.com> wrote:
> David,
>
> I was intrigued and tried to follow the directions, but I don't know enough SQL to solve the problem I ran into.
>
> I don't know if you do either, but perhaps someone on the list can tell me (us) how to get out of the corner I'm in.
>
> I have tried to set up security on the database per the MythTV HOWTO in order to restrict access to my subnet with:
>
> $ mysql -u root -pmythtv mythconverg
> mysql> grant all on mythconverg.* to mythtv@"192.168.1.%" identified by "mythtv";
> mysql> flush privileges;
> mysql> quit
>
> After the grant command, and again after the flush command, I get:
>     Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
>
> Now when I tried to follow the Access HOWTO, everything works fine until I get to the Select Data Source dialog's Machine Data Source tab, select the mythtv Data Source Name and click the OK button at the bottom.  When I do that, I get a Microsoft Access pop-up reporting "ODBC--call failed" and containing "OK" and "Help" buttons.  Ignoring the "Help" button, when I click the "OK" button, I get a new pop-up window which reports:
>
>     [MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver][mysqld-5.0.27]Access denied for user 'mythtv'@'192.168.1.%' to database 'mysql' (#1044)
>
> I tried changing the security per the MythTV HOWTO to be wide open, the pertinent grant command being:
>
> mysql> grant all on mythconverg.* to mythtv@"%" identified by "mythtv";
>
> but got no different response from mysql nor from the Windows operations.
>
> FWIW, I'm using Access 97 on XP Pro w/ SP2.
>
> Now what???  Why does the error talk about database 'mysql' rather than 'mythconverg'?  Why can't I connect?  How do I fix it?
>
> Of equal concern is: Will I have a similar problem when I get the time to finish my new (first one, too) MythTV frontend machine and have it not able to access the database on the backend?
>
> Any advice?  Anyone?
>
> Craig.
>

I'm not the mysql wiz but these two things I notice.  The quotes are
different in the error and your grant commands.

try grant .... 'mythtv'@'192.168.1.%' ..;

if that's not it, try granting usage for the user.

GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'mythtv'@'192.168.1.%';

Good luck.

Billy