[mythtv-users] Determine the # of running front ends?

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Steve Reilly <sfreilly at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> mythtv at corwyn.net wrote:
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>> Is there any way to determine from inside of the myth backend just how
>> many front end sessions are currently running?
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>> rick
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>> Rick Steeves
>> http://www.sinister.net
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> a fairly easy way (if your running mythweb) would be to check "backend
> status".  would give a message such as "Encoder 2 is local on mythtv and
> is watching Live TV: 'Bones' on WICZ-HD. This recording will end at 9:00
> PM."  like mine is now.

surely that wouldn't count frontends playing pre-recorded material.