[mythtv-users] database access

backuppc at sundquist.imapmail.org backuppc at sundquist.imapmail.org
Sun Feb 22 18:30:50 UTC 2009


My mythtv basically works perfectly (Mythbuntu 8.04,upgraded from a
7.10).  However, I have a problem with nuvexport, which had previously
worked great (not sure when it broke)

Now, when I try to run it I get 
DBI
connect('database=mythconverg:host=localhost;port=3306','mythtv',...)
failed: Access denied for user 'mythtv'@'localhost' (using password:
YES) at /usr/share/perl5/MythTV.pm line 337
Cannot connect to database:

However, the user mythtv must be able to access the database because
mythtv works in other ways.

If I run 
$ mysql -u mythtv -p <actual password> mythconverg

I get an interesting result.  It appears to let me in, but then I get 

mysql  Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.51a, for debian-linux-gnu (i486) using
readline 5.2
Copyright (C) 2002 MySQL AB
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,
and you are welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license
Usage: mysql [OPTIONS] [database]
  -?, --help          Display this help and exit.
<<etc. etc.  - a list of all the command line options>>

and I am dumped back to my bash shell.

Any ideas?

Another data point: I recently tried to import a DVD and I got this
message:

"Cannot connect to your Myth Transcoding Daemon.  You can try hitting
any number key to start it.  If you still see this message, then
something is really wrong"

So something is really wrong.  Is this related?

Jon S.


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