[mythtv-users] Debian update fails mythtv-database (re)configure

[Robin Gilks]

> On 07/04/2015 08:28 PM, Robin Gilks wrote:
>> I'm running Debian 8.1 Jessie and get mythtv from here
>>
>> deb http://mirror.optus.net/deb-multimedia jessie main non-free
>>
>> When running 'apper' the other day I noticed something hadn't fully
>> installed. I ran the following to see what what the error was in detail.
>>
>>
>> # apt-get -f install
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree
>> Reading state information... Done
>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>> 2 not fully installed or removed.
>> After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
>> Setting up mythtv-database (0.27.5-dmo2) ...
>> Failed to execute SQL: CREATE DATABASE mythconverg\nAccess denied for
>> user
>> 'root'@'woden.localdomain' to database 'mythconverg' at -e line 8, <>
>> line
>> 1.
>> Failed to connect to database: Access denied for user
>> 'root'@'woden.localdomain' (using password: YES) at -e line 5, <> line
>> 1.
>> dpkg: error processing package mythtv-database (--configure):
>>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
>> status 255
>> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv:
>>  mythtv depends on mythtv-database (>= 0.27.5-dmo2); however:
>>   Package mythtv-database is not configured yet.
>>
>> dpkg: error processing package mythtv (--configure):
>>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>  mythtv-database
>>  mythtv
>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>>
>> Several questions arise:
>>   1. why is the update trying to create mythconverg when it already
>> exists
>>   2. why is it using the root user rather than information from
>> config.xml
>>   3. why is it even trying to mess with the database when its down to
>> mythtv-setup to do the updates not some random install script
>>
>> Everything is still working OK but of course I get the same error every
>> time I update or install something.
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
> I see this if I am updating mythtv when the database is down. It is
> trying to create the mythconverg user. If it is already there the config
> will complete anyway. It creates the mythconverg user id using the root
> login. Perhaps you have changed the mysql settings to disallow the root
> connection. You probably should sort that out and complete the config
> otherwise it will keep reporting that the myth database is not configured.
>
> As to why it is trying to create the mythconverg user when it already
> exists - my guess is it does not know for sure whether it has been
> created before so it is doing that anyway.

Another couple of weeks and I've still not solved it.

All the passwords etc match up so no idea where it fails.

How can I just blat the configure stage right out of the way - ignore it,
delete it or whatever, just to shut the stupid thing up?



-- 
Robin Gilks