[mythtv-users] How does one run mythbackend with debug options?

[Chris Pinkham]

* On Sat Feb 05, 2011 at 01:12:31PM -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>  On 02/05/2011 12:27 PM, Douglas Peale wrote:
> >I have been asked to run MythBackend with "record,file,extra" options.
> >Problem is, I don't know how to do it since mythbackend runs automatically.
> 
> Most distro's start scripts include some configuration file that allows 
> specifying options, such as:
> 
> -v record,file,extra
> 
> Often, the file is something like /etc/sysconfig/mythbackend .

You can also change the verbose debug level of a running mythbackend
process by using the following command:

mythbackend --setverbose record,file,extra

A message should be printed to the logs when the verbose level is changed.
When you're done debugging, you can run the following to return to the
default debug level.

mythbackend --setverbose important,general

To change the debugging level of a running mythfrontend process, you can
connect to the network control port using netcat and sending the
"set verbose" command.

nc localhost 6546

then, at the prompt, something similar to this:

set verbose network,file,extra

This means you need to have the network control feature already turned
on in mythfrontend's setup.

--
Chris