[mythtv-users] Can't see my tuner card?

[Mike Perkins]

On 15/05/12 07:06, Batshua bat Yehonatan wrote:
> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Mike Perkins<mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
>> wrote:
>
>> On 14/05/12 13:24, Batshua bat Yehonatan wrote:
>>
>>> I don't think I *have* a mythtv user. At least, I don't see one in my
>>> Users
>>> Settings.  Do I need to create a custom user named mythtv?
>>>
>>>   Please bottom post. It's quite hard to follow this conversation
>> otherwise. It would also help if you trimmed the signature the mailing list
>> places at the bottom each time.
>>
>> To answer your question: if you installed mythtv as a distro package then
>> the mythtv user is likely classified as a 'system' one. This means you
>> won't see it just doing a list of users. There'll be a way of showing
>> system users, often as a menu option.
>
>
> The User Settings program doesn't appear to have a menu option or a secret
> way to see the system users, as far as I can tell. I'm already a member of
> the video group, too…
>
When all else fails:

# cat /etc/passwd

or even:

# grep mythtv /etc/passwd

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Mike Perkins