[mythtv-users] MythTV User Status ??

[jim]

On 01/12/2015 08:58 AM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
> Hoi jim,
>
> Monday, January 12, 2015, 2:19:18 PM, you wrote:
>
>
>
>>> On 12/01/15 03:56, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
>>>>> Hoi jim,
>>>>>
>>>>> Monday, January 12, 2015, 12:28:28 AM, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is my first Linux install, and my first MythTV install. All is
>>>>>>> going well and I have the basic HTPC up and running, but still have some
>>>>>>> questions.
>>>>>>> >From what I've been able to find via Internet searches I think the user
>>>>>>> MythTV created via the install is something called a "system user". That
>>>>>>> may be why no user called mythtv shows up under /home.
>>>>>>> What does this mean for mounting a DVD? Normally, a new folder with the
>>>>>>> DVD title and marked by a optical disk icon, would appear under
>>>>>>> /media/user when a DVD is put into the system. If mythtv is not a
>>>>>>> "normal user" where is the DVD mounted? Or maybe - is the DVD mounted?
>>>>>>> Are there pros/cons to making a "normal user" called mythtv?
>>>>> I don't know if you would call it a system user. A system user cannot
>>>>> normally login and is used for system processes, like the users; bin,
>>>>> adm, daenon.. It's just where the home directory is placed with
>>>>> mythbuntu. That's if I'm correct in /var/lib/mythtv or there around.
>>>>> Further it's a normal user.
>>>>>
>>> You shouldn't need to worry about where the DVD is mounted. In mythfrontend, it 
>>> will appear under a menu option once loaded, and you should be able to play it 
>>> directly.
>>>
>>> * Make sure you have libdvdcss installed. I'm not sure this is supplied with 
>>> mythtv because of various legal reasons. Without it, your DVD won't be 
>>> recognized. Been there, did that yesterday.
>> I am running Linux Mint - if that makes a difference, and I did check to
>> see that libdvdcss is installed. I can play a DVD successfully. I am
>> just curious about the mounting location and user status. When I
>> installed the Linux system I created one user called htpc. Even with
>> MythTV up and running, BE and FE, when I run users at the command line I
>> see only one user, and that is htpc. Would it hurt anything to create a
>> user called mythtv and log into that user at startup? Would that have
>> had to be done prior to installing MythTV?  Thanks.
>> _______________________________________________
> users only shows logged in users, not existing users.
> If you type less /etc/passwd, you see excisting users with their home
> directories and login shell (a shell of /bin/false, sbin/nologin or
> something like that means they cannot login, they are used by the
> system or an installed program).
>
> DO NOT TRY TO EDIT THE ABOVE FILE!!!
>
> If you are logged in you can also easily find the home directory: cd
> without anything moves you there.
>
> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
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>
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Thanks (or is that dank je?), Hika. The less /etc/passwd worked as
advertised and I now can see the user mythtv, plus can see that user has
a home directory and shell via "/home/mythtv:/bin/sh".There is no
password for this user to login though, correct?