[mythtv-users] does the backend need root privileges?

[Richard Shaw]

On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 7:36 PM, Malte Gell <malte.gell at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> using MythTV 0.26, does the backend needs to run as root user or can a
> normal user start the backend too?

It doesn't *have* to but it does make some things easier. As long as
the user it runs as is part of the audio and video groups (or the
equivalent on your distro) for access to some devices and the storage
location doesn't require root privileges, you can run the BE as a
non-root user.

Richard