[mythtv-users] 'lock shutdown' not working

[Dan R]

On 5/9/2011 3:41 AM, Tim Draper wrote:
> i've had this issue for a while; i'm on mythbuntu 10.10 (mythtv 0.24, 
> and updates as of around 1.5weeks ago), however it's not worked since 
> around installation.
>
> when in mythwelcome, and i go into the menu, there is an option to 
> stop the shutdown command from running, while you perform maintenance 
> etc. even when selected, and mythwelcome reports "backend is locked by 
> user" (or something similar; im away from mythtv right now), it will 
> execute the shutdown command.
>
> i've watched the daemon process, and theres nothing being fed back to 
> the screen to indicate such action as been performed, so im not sure 
> how to fix.
>
> it is only a minor thing, as i'll either open mythfrontend, or close 
> the backend to stop the shutdown occuring when performing maintenance, 
> but it'd be good to get it fixed.
>
> thanks for any help.
>
>
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In mythbackend setup > General I had to add, in my case "mythshutdown 
--check" to the Pre-shutdown-check command before it would properly not 
shutdown when locked.


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